Late season daisies

Montauk daisies (Nipponanthemum nipponicum) are one of my favorite Autumn flowers. It is neither a daisy nor a chrysanthemum and has gorgeous blooms until the first hard frost. I first encountered it decades ago along the beaches of Long Island where I grew up. Once I found it, I had to have at least a few on my property.

This year’s bush is particularly large and full of flowers. I didn’t pinch back the plant this year and perhaps the excess of blooms is the plant’s way of rewarding me for my lack of action.

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  1. Nor is it native to Montauk. It’s a foreign invader from Japan. When did it reach
    Montauk, such an out of the way town?

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