SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bellis perennis

COMMON NAME: English daisy

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Compositae)

TYPE: biennial (perennial farther north)

LEAVES: basal rosette, spatulate to obovate, 1"-2" long, crenate margin glabrous to pubescent

FLOWER: 1" across; yellow disc flowers, ray flowers white, pink, or red, single or double

SEASON OF BLOOM: late winter to late spring, cool season plant

GROWTH HABIT: 4" - 12", tufted

SOIL: cool, moist, fertile

SUN: part shade to sun

HARDINESS: zone 4-10

UTILIZATION: border, edging, wildflower and rock gardens

DISEASES: powdery mildew

INSECTS AND RELATED PESTS: none serious

PROPAGATION: seed, division after flowering diminishes in the spring

MAINTENANCE: for the south, plant in fall and remove in late spring