The WALA Plant Library
Daisy

Synonyms for Daisy: Bruisewort, Bairnwort, Llygad y Dydd (Eye of the Day)
Scientific Name: Bellis perennis L.
Family: Daisy family (Asteraceae)

Description:

Who doesn't know the daisy from numerous children's songs and nursery rhymes or from making daisy chains as a child? The rosette of leaves growing flat on the ground is so inconspicuous that it is usually overlooked. Only when the flowers raise their heads towards the sun does the charming little plant come to your notice. With its radiant white ray florets, usually tinged with red on the underside, and its yellow disc florets, each flowerhead vies for your attention. At night or in the rain the sepals close protectively around the petals and the daisy usually hangs its head. It can be found on all meadows and grassy areas where it flowers almost the whole year, from the first days of spring till late in the autumn. The snow has scarcely disappeared from the fields when it appears to delight us with its charm.