How to Grow Daisy
Daisy At a Glance
Difficulty
Easy
Category
Flower
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Frost Tolerance
Frost Hardy
Cold Hardiness
Survives to -34°C
Plant Family
Asteraceae
Growing Season
Cool & Warm Season
Plant Lifecycle
Perennial
How to Start It
★ Recommended for beginners
Shasta daisies handle frost, so sow them about 4 weeks before your last spring frost, or in early fall. Sow a few seeds 0.5 cm deep in small groups 30 cm apart and keep the soil moist. They are slow and sprout in 10 to 21 days, and most plants flower from their second summer.
Shasta daisies come back every year and spread into wider clumps. After 2 to 3 years the middle of a clump gets tired, so dividing it keeps it flowering and gives you free plants.
When To Start
First chance to plant
30 Days Before Last Frost
Last chance to plant
30 Days Before First Frost
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Start planting
May 15, 2026
Last chance
Sep 10, 2026
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Sow Shasta daisy seeds outdoors now, they handle frost
30 days before your last frost· every year
Divide crowded Shasta daisy clumps every 2 to 3 years
Around your last frost· every year· optional
Cut faded daisies to keep new flowers coming
10 weeks after your last frost· every year· optional
Did you water your daisy seedlings today? Keep the top of the soil damp until they are up and growing.
About 1 days after you plant it
How are your daisies doing? Pull weeds around the young plants so they get full sun.
About 51 days after you plant it
Daisy check! Water in dry spells while the plants build roots for next summer's flowers.
About 81 days after you plant it
Picking time may be here: check your daisy.
About 90 days after you plant it
The Journey Ahead
Daisy's Lifecycle
Seedling
Mature Plant
Seed Production
Step 2
Planting & Sprouting
Expect sprouts in 10–21 days
Growing Tips
- 1Give Shasta daisies full sun, at least 6 hours a day, for strong stems and lots of flowers.
- 2Plant them in well drained soil with some compost mixed in, since soil that stays wet in winter rots the roots.
- 3Water deeply about once a week in dry weather, and less once plants are settled.
- 4Spread a little compost or worm castings around the plants each spring, which is all the feeding they need.
- 5Snip off faded flowers to keep new ones coming, and stake tall varieties so they do not flop.
- 6Spray aphids off with water, pick slugs off young plants in the evening, and keep pets from chewing the plants, which can make them sick.
Seedling Phase
Step 3
Growth & Maturity
~90
Days to Maturity
60 cm
Mature Height
45 cm
Mature Width
Pests to Watch For
Diseases to Watch For
Mature Plant
Step 4
Harvesting
Harvest Window
30 days
When to Pick
Cut flowers when fully open
How to Harvest
- 1Cut daisies for a vase when the flowers have just opened and the yellow centres are still tight.
- 2Cut in the cool of the morning and put the stems straight into water.
- 3Snip off faded flowers down to the next bud or leaf, so the plant keeps blooming into late summer.
- 4Once flowering ends, cut the stems back to the low leaves at the base.
- 5Change the vase water every couple of days and the flowers last about a week.
Step 5
Saving Seeds
How to Save Seeds
Bees mix pollen between Shasta daisies and wild ox-eye daisies, so seed from a named variety may grow into plants that look different, and hybrid F1 seed will not grow true either. To keep a favourite exactly the same, divide it instead. Leave a few flowers on the plant until the centres turn brown and dry. Snip the heads, dry them in a paper bag for a week, then rub them apart to free the small dark seeds. Store them labelled in a cool, dark, dry place and sow them within a few years.
Seed Production
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