Daisy

Annual. Silvery white flowers offset the steel-blue center “eyes.” This daisy is easy from seed and thrives in heat. Striking 24" plants makes a brave show all summer long!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/8"
• Ideal Temperature: 65-70 F
• Plant Spacing: 12-18"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Osteospermum ecklonis

Growing Tips: Thrives in poor soil that is well drained. Drought tolerant once established. Fall sow in mild climates, or in spring where winters are severe. Grow in full sun.

An easy-to -grow native wild flower with darling yellow blooms that smell of hot cocoa, especially strong in the early morning hours. The stamens of the flower are edible and taste faintly of chocolate! Various medicinal uses of this plant have been documented among Native American communities. This clumping perennial will reach 1-1.5 feet tall, and the plant will slowly grow year after year. A popular border plant best planted en masse. Hardy from USDA zones 2-10. Highly attractive to beneficial insects.

• 8-10 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-25 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 10-14"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Berlandiera lyrata
  

Growing Tips: Thrives in poor soil that is well drained. Drought tolerant once established. Sow in fall (mild climates) or spring where winters are severe. Grow in full sun.

Perennial zones 4-9. A fun, frizzly petaled, snow-white Shasta daisy. This carefree perennial fills in pots, beds and borders beautifully with its wild puffs of alabaster. Plants stand 2 to 2.5 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide and bloom from early to late summer. This variety looks gorgeous in mass plantings.

• 8-10 hours Sun
• Sprouts in 10-25 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-75 F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Plant Spacing: 10-14"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Leucanthemus superbum

Growing Tips: Sow outdoors after danger of frost.  Prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.  Do not overwater.  Plants do not like humidity.  Blooms will continue into summer in cooler climates.

Also known as shooting star, the small yellow flowers shine through an airy cloud of foliage. Tiny blooms are just 1 inch across and the plant emits a citrusy fragrance. This is an underappreciated annual native to North America and takes minimal care to thrive. The mound-shaped plants average 1 foot by 1 foot and make an excellent groundcover. They need very little water once established, making them perfect for hanging baskets or xeriscape (waterless) gardens.

• 8-10 hours
• Sprouts in 10-25 days
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Ideal Temperature: 70-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 10-14” apart
• Frost Hardy: YES
• Thymophylla tenuiloba

Growing Tips: Sow outdoors after danger of frost. Prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Do not overwater. Plants do not like humidity. Blooms will continue into summer in cooler climates.

Annual. A carefree annual with dazzlingly colorful rewards! These low, spreading plants reach just 4-6 inches tall and send amazing beams of rainbow colors into the stratosphere. They are the easiest way to brighten a difficult, dry landscape! This sun-loving plant makes a drought-tolerant ground cover and is an exceptionally easy-to grow blast of color for your landscape! Native to Cape Peninsula in South Africa, this variety is presumably named for Dr. David Livingstone, a Scottish-born physician and missionary who extensively traveled the African continent in the 1800s. The plants native range is in relatively infertile desert soils, which lends an explanation to its resilience. Do not over water, these like slightly dry, well-drained soil.

• 8-10 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-25 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-75 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  
• Plant Spacing: 10-14"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Dorotheanthus bellidiformis
  

Growing Tips: Sow outdoors after danger of frost. Prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade. Do not overwater. Plants do not like humidity. Blooms will continue into summer in cooler climates.

(Helipterum roseum) 85 days. A darling, rosy-hued, everlasting bloom to enliven the landscape and arrangements. These papery-petaled flowers sit atop 16- 24-inch stems, making them suitable for the cutting garden as well as landscaping. A native of Australia, the plants are quite rugged and tolerant of poor soil, heat, and drought. Ideally planted in sandy soil.

Soft tangles of lacy foliage and drifts of periwinkle blooms make this Australian wildflower a favorite in the cottage garden or landscape. It is grown most often as an annual but can be treated as a perennial in USDA zones 9-11. Plants grow to an average height of 12- 36 inches and to about 1-1.5 feet wide. Try this long-season bloomer in containers or planted in the ground.

• 8-10 hours Sun
• Sprouts in 10-25 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-75 F
• Seed Depth: Surface Sow
• Plant Spacing: 10-14"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Brachyscome iberidifolia

Growing Tips: Sow outdoors after danger of frost.  Prefers slightly moist, well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.  Do not overwater.  Plants do not like humidity.  Blooms will continue into summer in cooler climates.