This cheerful perennial plant is a great addition to cottage garden and informal bordersshasta daisy 39goldfinch39 is a leucanthemum with rich yellow semi45double flowers that bloom in late spring and slowly fade to pale ivory as the petals age during the summer they are nectar rich and attract bees and butterflies to the garden easy to grow they also make nice cut flowers for home grown informal flower bouqets height and spread 60cm 40243441