Michigan Daisies

The Daisy is the friendliest face in the summer garden: crisp white petals radiating from a sunny gold center on a sturdy, upright stem. Most of what we cut is the Shasta daisy, the big, garden-hardy perennial that reads instantly as a daisy, along with a handful of painted and African types that push the palette into buttery yellows, warm corals, and soft rose. Whatever the shade, the shape is universal and endlessly cheerful.

The classic cut daisy is the Shasta, Leucanthemum superbum, a hybrid perennial bred for large, clean blooms rather than a Michigan wildflower, so our growers raise named garden strains for the best stems. They are tough, cold-hardy plants that thrive in our climate, coming back a little larger each year and flowering right through the warm months.

Daisies are a beloved everyday flower for good reason: they are long-lasting, they mix with almost anything, and they carry a bouquet on their own when you just want something bright on the kitchen table. For our farmers they are one of the most dependable summer cuts in the field.