Montauk Daisy
Why You Should Choose the Montauk Daisy
Why choose a Montauk Daisy? After all, a daisy is a daisy, right? Wrong! The Montauk Daisy has some attributes that make it especially attractive to many gardeners. Here are just a few.
Easy Care
While some care is, obviously, going to be required, this flower is much easier to learn to care for than some other choices.
You will have to cut the flowers back in the spring in order to achieve optimum results, but there is nothing really tricky about learning to properly care for a Montauk Daisy.
Wildlife Ignore It
This is probably one of the best reasons to choose this type of daisy. Rather than trying to figure out tricks to keep the rabbits and other wildlife away, the Montauk Daisy handles that on its own. For the most part, wildlife wants nothing to do with this big beautiful flower. That fact makes caring for this flower so much easier.
Butterfly Garden
While pesky wildlife will ignore the Montauk Daisy, butterflies will flock to it. For that reason, a Montauk Daisy is a good choice to be included in your butterfly garden.
Late Bloomers
Another reason that many like this flower is that it blooms later in the year than some other daisies. That means that when most of your other blooms have stopped, you will still be treated to these large flowers late into the year.
This fact also makes them a good choice for use planted alongside your favorite bulbs, such as tulips. The Montauk Daisy will not hamper the growth of your other blooms, but when they have died out, these will fill in and help make the space look far less barren.
Beautiful in Arrangements
These large flowers look wonderful in flower arrangements. Because they are, as mentioned above, late bloomers, they will enable you to have access to flowers for your arrangements for more months of the year.
Tips for Planting
To make caring for the flower as easy as possible, it is best to plant the Montauk Daisy in direct sunlight. You should use a soil that allows good drainage. If you do this, care mostly consists of making sure that the daisy has enough water. Of course, you should check with experts at a local nursery to see if there are any pests in your area that may be attracted to the flower. By asking those at a local nursery, you will know that you are getting advice from people who are used to dealing with plants and flowers in the climate in which you live.
The Montauk Daisy is a perennial, and here are some tips to help you get your flower through the cold winter months.
- Cut back to almost the ground
- Place soil around and over each plant
- Cover with a light mulch and provide some source of shade
The above tips will help you insulate your plant and help it survive through most winters.
The more you learn about the Montauk Daisy, the easier it is to understand why this plant is so well-loved by those who have planted it in the past. Give it a try this year, and you are sure to become hooked on the large, pretty blooms as well.