What Is a Daisylike Plant With Yellow in the Middle?

Yellow

• The lanceleaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata), a native North American wildflower, grows to 2 feet tall and blooms with yellow flowers around a yellow center in late spring and summer. Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 to 9, this perennial attracts butterflies with its eight-petaled flowers. The hardy ice plant (Delosperma nubigena) blooms with bright yellow, daisylike flowers with yellow centers in spring. This evergreen is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9 and grows to 2 inches tall with a 3-foot spread.

White

• Classified as a chrysanthemum, the Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) blooms with 2 1/2-inch white flowers around a yellow center through the summer. Native to the Canary Islands, they're hardy in USDA zones 10 and 11 -- but grow as annuals in cooler climates -- and grow to 3 feet tall. The "Cygnet White" coneflower (Echinacea purpurea "Cygnet White") blooms with drooping white rays around a deep yellow-orange center. Hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8, these 2-foot-tall perennials flower in early summer to midsummer.

Purple and Blue

• Many varieties of asters (Aster spp.) bloom with daisylike flowers around yellow discs. These include the alpine aster (Aster alpinus), a 12-inch-tall perennial that blooms with purple-blue rays in late spring. Native to the Alps and Pyrenees, the alpine aster is hardy in USDA zones 5 to 7. The New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) blooms from late summer through fall with purple petals around dark yellow centers. Hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8, this native perennial grows across eastern North America and reaches heights of 6 feet.

Orange and Red

• A native of South Africa, the treasure flower (Gazania rigens), bears orange, daisylike blossoms from summer through fall. This tender perennial is hardy in USDA zones 9 to 11 but grows as an annual in cooler zones. The Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundiflora) has bright, orange-red petals around a yellow center. This annual, a native of Central America, grows to 6 feet tall and blooms from summer through fall. It grows well in poor, dry soil and tolerates heat.