What is a Marguerite Daisy?

I have what I think is a marguerite daisy. It's been doing very well for the past three years. It's in a large pot and only blooms in early to late fall. I live in the New England zone. Last year, two of the stems grew up to six feet tall! I didn't pinch them down, or know how to take care of them, but they didn't really flower.

Before the winter, I cut the stems down and evened it out.

It was looking really healthy earlier this month but now the leaves and stems seem to be eaten and limp.

I really want this plant to survive because it was a gift from somebody who has passed away. Should I re-pot it with fresh soil? Should I spray it with something? Has it grown too big for the pot? Should I separate it a bit? Does anybody have any answers?

@popcorn - I am surprised that your marguerite daises survived the sudden transition in how much water you were giving them. Usually if a plant is suffering from over watering and starting to die you need to move it to a new pot and fresh soil, as just stopping the watering will send the plant into shock. The plant may also stop getting nutrients because the waterlogged roots are more inefficient.

When you are making the move to put your plant in a new pot, make sure to remove all of the old soil and rotted roots before the change in location. This will help your plant flourish.

Marguerite daisies are really beautiful but you have to be careful with how much you water them. I got a gorgeous potted spread of marguerite daisies and within a month the flowers had started to fall off and the leaves began going limp.

I always thought you were supposed to water flowers regularly, but apparently marguerite daisies are a variety of flower that enjoys drier soil. I stopped watering them as often, and went to about once a week and they got better.

A good rule of thumb is to water when you can’t feel any moisture in the soil, even if you stick your finger in the soil three to four inches down.

My sister volunteered to help plant the flower garden at her local park. She planted marguerite daisies, and they attracted butterflies like crazy! The park is near a university, so the flowers with the butterflies also attract many photography and art students who are working on projects.

The children at the park love to visit the garden to see all the butterflies. My sister actually threw a butterfly party at the park for a group of kids that she babysits. She took them there and handed out paper and crayons so that they could draw the scene.

@JessiC - I live in a warm climate in Zone 7, and margueritte daisies bloom here until mid-summer. The margueritte daisy can be grown in Zones 3-8. Though it prefers the cooler weather of spring and fall, it blooms until the temperature at night reaches and stays above 70 degrees Fahrenheit. I have read that they do well in coastal areas, probably because of the good drainage in sandy soil.

The margueritte daisy keeps its dark green foliage even when the blooms disappear. This could make a great background for other flowers to grow against while the daisy blooms take their summer break.

Although I’ve always liked Shasta daisies, I don’t believe I am very familiar with the kind in this article. I'm wondering if margerite daisies are easier or more difficult to grow because they don't seem to be as popular.

That could be due to the region where I live, though. I notice that they might need to be in cooler areas, and I wonder if that is why I haven’t run across one yet.

We have some pretty great garden entrepreneurs around this area, but it is very hot. It is not uncommon to see lemon trees and tropical plants outside from May through September, actually.

Anyone have an idea as to whether or not these flowers are able to be grown in that kind of climate, or do I need to just stick with my daisy perennials?

I love flowers of all kinds, both perennials and annuals. Some of my favorites are definitely daisies though. They just look so happy and they always make me think of comfortable summers.

I particularly like to pair up a purple wave petunia with yellow daisies. The daisies in the back and the petunias in the front make for a striking combination to any yard. However, I live in a fairly warm area so I have to make sure they are in very well shaded areas.

The petunias can take the heat, but the daisies that I use fare much better where it is a little bit cooler throughout the heat of the day.

I would love to try growing daisies, but I am not very good at starting flowers from seed. It seems like I can sprout them, but they all die once they get to about an inch or so tall.

I’ve never seen any of our local nurseries sell them in containers for planting, and I felt a little silly asking the clerk to special order a daisy!

Do any of the daisy geniuses of the world have any tips for how I could grow them myself? I must admit that while I love the look of most daisies, I am not too fond of paying so much for flowers that I could potentially start from daisy seeds myself.

I’ll save all of that extra money for the more exotic plants and flowers that I love.

I have several different types and colors of daisies in my yard, and enjoy all of them. I have a spring birthday, and received some African Daisies from a friend for a gift one year. There were unique looking because they did not look quite like your typical Shasta Daisy and had some pretty purple color to them.

They were easy to grow, like most daisies, and bloomed in my garden all summer. I tired to save some seeds and plant some new ones the next year, but they never took off. I enjoyed them so much the year before though, so went to the garden center and bought some new ones.

I have always enjoyed any kind of daisy - they always look cheerful, carefree and any that I have ever had are easy to take care of. In my front flower garden I have a purple and blue color theme and was looking for some more flowers to add.

When I saw the Blue Marguerite Daisy perennials in the gardening catalog, I had to try some. I get the most prolific blooms in the fall and they do self seed and spread which is exactly what I wanted them to do.