Wildflowers of Pardon My Garden

Wildflower Daisy, Aster and Fleabane: Asteraceae and Erigeron

This is a broad classification and could include Chrysanthemum and Black-eyed Susan and coneflower and all the sunflowers.. These are all flowers with centers and ray like flowers. Fleabanes bloom spring and early summer. The thin multiple petal rays distinguish the fleabane and the nodding weakened bud and stem. They add color to the spring garden but don’t make good cut flowers. Asters on the other hand that bloom in the summer and fall make excellent cut flowers. The Oxeye daisy, easily propagated by seed is considered a weed by some farmers. Here in Washington it is a non-native plant but is a form of English daisy. The Oxeye daisy blooms earlier than the aster and is white while often the aster is blue, pink or purple.

Oxeyed Daisy, Greenfield, New Hampshire




Aster, Fleabane, Greenfield , New Hampshire