Question: are mums and daisies the same?
Answer: Daisy Mum. Don't be fooled: these colorful gems are actually a mum variety that look like daisies. ... Daisy chrysanthemums are a type of garden mum, known botanically as Chrysanthemum x morifolium. Like other garden mums, most daisy mums are perennials, hardy in Zones 5 to 9.