The oxeye, or white, daisy is the most common wild daisy in North America. It originally came from Europe and western Asia. The oxeye daisy grows in fields and on roadsides. The Shasta daisy is a popular cultivated member of the chrysanthemum group. It was developed by the famous American horticulturist Luther Burbank.
English daisies belong to the genus Bellis and are called true daisies.
The leaves are bunched at the bottom of the stem, leaving the stalk naked. The blossom consists of yellow disk flowers and white, pink, red, or purplish rays. Scientific Classification Daisies belong to the composite family, Compositae. The scientific name for the oxeye daisy is Chrysanthemum leucanthemum. The Shasta daisy is C. X superbum.