You may still be able to tiptoe through the tulips, but any sort of dalliance with a daisy is strictly verboten in Calgary.

Earlier this week, notices spread like a weed through the community of Glamorgan after someone phoned in multiple complaints about oxeye daisies — deemed a noxious weed in Alberta — growing in area yards.

"I guess we have a neighbour who has nothing better to do than call on his neighbours," said Maria Varty who received one of 40 notices delivered in the area.

She was visited by bylaw officers who confirmed the flower was growing in her front yard and received a notice from the city two days later.

Take over

The daisy, with white petals and a yellow centre, is not native to Alberta and spreads through seeds as well as a root system. It can take over an area, preventing other plants from growing.

It also deters cows from grazing on pastures where the flower grows, though that doesn't seem to be an issue in Glamorgan.

"The day I see a cow in my front yard I'll pull them," said Varty.

She's frustrated by the notice and doesn't understand why the flower is an issue.

"They're planted right at the front of my flower bed, so they lean over onto my grass," she said.

"I've never had one grow on my grass, so I have no idea how they spread because I've had them for at least six years."

The residents targeted in the chain of daisy complaints have 10 days to pull their plants after receiving the notices.