Location: Cottage Garden Design

Names: 

•  Common Name: Cutleaf Daisy
• Botanical Name: Engelmannia peristenia
• AKA: Engelmann’s Daisy

Description: The several stout stems of this perennial grow 2 ft. tall and are branched above to form a rounded crown. Long-stalked, yellow, eight-petaled flowers open in late afternoon then fold under in intense heat and sunlight the next day. There are few to several flowers in the terminal clusters about 1 1/2 inches across. The 8-10 ray flowers are 1/2 inch long and are indented at the tip. The deeply cleft and toothed leaves are mostly basal, forming a large clump or winter rosette.

Best Growing Conditions: Full Sun; Low to Medium Water Demand; Dry Soil; Looms or Clays Landscape Use:

Wildlife Value: Butterflies, Birds