His monthly column focuses on drought-tolerant plants and dry gardens.My February column had a short explanation about the daisy family (Asteraceae), and this prompted a reader to wonder about her ...

Pot marigold is a plant that belongs to the daisy (Asteraceae) family. It's been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years. Calendula is a small bushy plant that has light green leaves and ...

What’s included in this guide, and only what’s included in this guide, are true lettuces, all in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. Lettuces can be divided into a few distinct categories, and each ...

They're all part of the Asteraceae family. Indian mums are prized not only as an autumn-blooming flower, or for their dried beauty, but they can also be used to make a delicious tea. Blooms ...

What daisy family, Asteraceae, have in common is daisy-shaped flowers and ability to feed bees, butterflies, hoverflies and many other pollinating insects ...

Thistles are in the Asteraceae, sunflower (daisy) family. So, resist the urge to pull every prickly plant you see on your property and only pull those that are truly invasive non-native plants.

Chamomile is an herb that belongs to the Asteraceae (daisy or sunflower) plant family and is grown around the world. It forms a daisylike flower with small white petals, a yellow center, and a ...