New Shasta Daisies like dessert for the landscape

These original Amazing Daisy Banana Cream daisies are still among the most popular and show how beautiful they age in this combination with various salvias and pentas.

Photos courtesy Norman Winter/TNS

By Norman Winter

Shasta daisy lovers will rejoice as the Amazing Daisy collection is more than doubling with the addition of three new varieties for 2022. The Garden Guy can hardly wait to get his hands on Amazing Daisy Marshmallow.

This Shasta is nothing short of riveting in its appearance. Indeed, it looks good enough to eat, and when I look at it, I feel like it has a little coconut drizzle. The glistening white fl owers are large, double and puffy, reaching 3 1/2 inches wide.

If Marshmallow sounded good enough to eat, just wait until you see Amazing Daisy Banana Cream II. This banana-colored Shasta holds the color longer before turning white. They are also quicker to bloom and even more fl oriferous than the original Banana Cream, which is still considered a favorite. The last new introduction for the 2022 collection is Amazing Daisy Spun Silk. This stunning daisy will

Amazing Daisy Marshmallow is new this spring and features double fl owers that are puffy and have a look of being drizzled in coconut.