Before this spring, the last time anyone had laid eyes on a small flower with lavender petals on Santa Cruz Island was nearly 60 years ago. The plant is called Saints' Daisy. "So it's in the ...

Before this spring, the last time anyone had laid eyes on a small flower with lavender petals on Santa Cruz Island was nearly 60 years ago. What is it? The plant is called Saints' Daisy.

It is also a problem because it is not susceptible to the selective herbicides normally used in pasture. The large showy flowers though can make it quite pleasant to look at along roadsides, if you're ...

Member of the Asteraceae family, it has that classic daisy look—a central disc surrounded by flat, oval petals that grow on the outer edge. The petals come in beautiful shades of white, purple, pink, ...