Daisies

Facts about Daisies

• Daisies are named from the old Anglo-Saxon language daes eage, which means day's eye.
• Daisy is a perennial whose evergreen leaves form a basal tuft or rosette.
• In the language of flowers, Daisies are symbols of innocence.
• Daisy plants have 3 - 4 inch flower stalks.
• Daisy flower plant has a prostrate or spreading growing habit.
• The Daisy leaf texture varies and may be smooth or hairy, narrow at the base and slightly lobed.
• The Daisy flower stalks are generally longer than the leaves.
• Daisies can be propagated by division in spring or sowing seeds in spring or late autumn.
• English Daisy is a serious weed in the northwest United States.
• The Daisy flowers open at dawn and are visited by many small insects.
• Daisies are used by children to make daisy chains.
• Daisy leaves are edible and can be used in salads.

Varieties of Daisies

• Spanish Daisy
• Blue Daisy
• Lazy Daisy or Prairie Daisy
• African Daisy
• Michaelmas Daisy
• Swan River Daisy
• Tatarian Daisy
• Painted Daisy
• Paris Daisy
• Shasta Daisy
• Crown-Daisy
• Ox-eye Daisy
• Nippon Oxeye Daisy
• Giant Daisy
• African Daisy
• Kingfisher Daisy
• Sunshine Daisy
• Gerbera Daisy
• Transvaal Daisy or Barberton Daisy
• Tahoka Daisy
• Livingstone Daisy
• Gloriosa Daisy
• Dahlberg Daisy
• Butter Daisy

Xeranthemum
Common name: Immortelle