What is a Daisy Anyway?

Many people come in or call and ask if we have daisies every week! But there are different things that each person means. Some mean gerbera daisy (seen in the photo to the left), some mean daisy chrysanthemums, some mean chamomile, which is part of the Asteraceae family (and looks almost identical to a shasta daisy, which is also part of the Asteraceae family). We carry gerbera daisy and chrysanthemums year-round. The gerbera come in the daisy style, as well as pomponi and piccolini styles. Chrysanthemums, however have a far larger variety - cushion, daisy, spider, and button, just to name a few. So, let's get into it!

Gerbera daisy have that typical look that you are expecting a daisy to have, but since opening my own business I have become aware of other varieties of gerbs. They still look like a gerbera daisy, but have a bit of flair to them! This beautiful pink photo to the right is from a grower's website, Hollandia. It is a pomponi gerbera, and you can see it is a gerbera, but it has a bit of a different look to it and the centre is filled in with petals instead of being an empty space. The piccolini look very similar to the standard gerbera in photos, but when seen in person they are quite a bit smaller than even a mini gerbera daisy would be. I personally prefer a pomponi to a daisy style gerbera.

These photos are from Quik Farms website, which grow many different flowers. As you can see, they grow daisy, button and cushion spray mums. The spider mums I mentioned before are mostly available as a large disbud (or commercial mum) rather than a spray mum. A spray means multiple smaller flowers on one stem rather than one large flower on the end of a stem. When it comes to the spray mums, I would refer to these as the different styles that one flower is available in. These are quite popular choices when it comes to the 'daisy' request as well. The buttons and the cushions are equally stunning choices, though, if you are looking for something a bit different!