Plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae).
All plants in this family have composite flowers.
These "flowers" have one or more rays of florets that are arranged in a circle so as to look like one flower.
The centre is usually made up of closely spaced group of real flowers with insignificant petals.
Arcotis |
This versatile ground cover plant South Africa is great for dry exposed banks.
The flowers start in late Winter carries on right through the Summer.
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Calendula |
The yellow / orange flowers of this old English cottage favourite appear for most of the Summer.
It has been used both as a herb and for medicine.
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Chrysanthemums
Featured plant of December 2005 |
This is a group of chrysanthemums grown for their daisy like flowers.
Garland Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum coronarium) is edible and is grown as a vegetable.
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Chrysocoma |
Chrysocoma ciliata is a low growing shrub that flowers in the spring.
The small yellow daisy like terminal flowers are produced en-masse, smothering the plant.
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Cineraria
Featured plant of December 2004 |
Half hardy perennial/Annual that flowers in Spring and Summer.
Variable: seedlings from the same plant often produces different coloured flowers.
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Coreopsis
Featured plant of August 2006 |
This group of drought tolerant hardy annual/perennial wildflowers is native to North America.
The bright yellow, red and bi-coloured flowers appear almost all year long.
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Cornflower
Featured plant of January 2005 |
The blue flowers of this plant brightens up any dull garden.
The flowers are suitable for cutting and drying, retaining their bright colour well.
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Cosmos
Featured plant of November 2006 |
This drought tolerant annual has delicate fern-like foliage.
The flowers appear in Summer and lasts until the first frost.
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Dahlia |
A tuberous deciduous perennial with flowers of various sizes and shapes, and available in white, yellow, orange, pink, red and purple.
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Gaillardia pulchella
Featured plant of December 2007 |
This hardy perennial produces brilliant coloured flowers with purple centres and yellow / scarlet petals.
It is tolerant of salty conditions and will put on a good display in light sand.
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Jerusalem Artichoke
Featured plant of July 2006 |
Jerusalem artichoke is a perennial sunflower, the underground rhizomes is what is eaten.
It flowers in the Autumn and is worth growing just for the flowers.
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Ligularia
Featured plant of June 2010 |
This plant has large bold leaves and looks impressive when planted en-masse.
The flowers are borned above the leaves in spikes, each holding a dozen or so flowers.
The petals are golden yellow.
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Marigold - Petite Mixed (20cm tall) |
This dwarf double French marigold only grows to 20cm tall and is very suitable for the border or container gardening.
Staking is not needed, unlike the taller varieties.
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Osteospermum
Featured plant of July 2005 |
An excellent ground cover plant for dry and exposed areas.
It is available in a number of colours, and some types have spoon shaped petals.
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Purple Coneflower |
A hardy deciduous perennial usually known for its medicinal qualities.
The purple flowers with dark conical centres appear in the Summer.
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Rudbeckia |
Closely related to Echinacea, Rudbeckia is an easy to grow annual/biennial/perennial that produces bright yellow/orange flowers with a dark centre in Summer.
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Straw flower
Featured plant of April 2005 |
This annual is popular for dried flower arrangements.
The white / pink / red / yellow / orange flowers have dry and hard petals.
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Sunflower |
The sunflower, a favourite of kid's gardens, is quick and easy to grow.
Numerous cultivars exist and it is now possible to get multi-flowering dwarf plants that can even be grown in containers.
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