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In a vase on Monday: fresh as a daisy

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This week's feature flower, with its towering canes of exploding white daisy flowers, is the standout plant in my garden at this time of year. Easily reaching 4 metres (13 feet) tall, Mexican tree daisy Montanoa bipinnatifida is loved by bees and passers-by, several of whom have snuck up our driveway to snap a photo with their phones in recent days. Mexican tree daisy triffid The blooms are so fresh and pure Wrestling with a rose in our driveway   I recall picking a large vase full of of these flowers to take in to my Mother in hospital a few years ago. Disappointingly, they completely flopped during the car journey, even though I had placed them into water immediately after cutting. For this reason, I decided to display the blooms floating in a bowl - this way I could avoid wilting stems and enjoy the flowers close up. Simple and sweet With my hand for scale A bowl full of happiness Head over to Cathy's blog, Rambling in the Garden to see this week's vase-worthy creation...