Daisy Delight

The Daisy Butterfly, 'Argyranthemum frutescens', is a fantastic release from Proven Winners. The Daisy 'Butterfly' is a heat-tolerant marguerite Daisy with oomph.

'Butterfly' produces canary-yellow flowers throughout the summer ­ even without deadheading. Daisy's require a sunny spot with fertile, well-drained soil and should be kept well watered in the summer. Daisy's may be used as a cut flower and they are excellent in window boxes, pots, and rock gardens.

The Daisy is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, plus they are resistant to deer. These Daisys are winter hardy to USDA Zones 10-11 and they are grown as an annual in other cooler climatic zones.

Deadhead spent flowers to encourage additional bloom. The deeply cut, dark green leaves are aromatic when bruised.

The Daisy Yellow Symphony, 'Osteospermum Yellow Symphony, is popular in the nursery trade. Numerous hybrids and cultivars have been grown with a wide range of tropical colors.

Plants prefer a warm and sunny position and rich soil, although they tolerate poor soil, salt or drought well. Modern cultivars flower continuously when watered and fertilized well, and dead-heading is not necessary, because they do not set seed easily.

If planted in a container, soil should be prevented from drying out completely. If they do, the plants will go into "sleep mode" and survive the period of drought, but they will abort their flower buds and not easily come back into flower. Moreover, roots are relatively susceptible to rotting if watered too profusely after the dry period.

The Daisy Soprano® Compact Purple, Osteospermum Soprano Compact Purple', is a wonderful early spring and fall plant. This low maintenance variety is perfect for hanging baskets, combinations, window boxes and landscapes.

Need a quick birthday present for your favorite little girl? I bet she would love this dainty daisy bracelet. It measures 7" long, has a mixture of plastic, glass, and metal beads, and closes with a lobster clasp. Any little girl would feel special wearing this cute bracelet.

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Ice Blue Daisy would make a nice bridesmaid's bracelet. If ice blue isn't your color, it can be made with almost any other color crystal. The little daisies are silver tone.

This bracelet measures 8 1/2" (a little over 20 cm).