English Daisy Bellis perennis

LATIN NAME: BELLIS PERENNIS

COMMON NAME: English Daisy

In the close-cropped lawns and the wayside grass of the cool regions, the English daisy grows as a low, rosette-forming perennial with the small, spoon-shaped, bright-green leaves pressed flat to the ground and the small, rounded, white-and-pink daisy heads raised on short stems through almost the whole year. Growth is steadily, the plant forming a rounded crown that reaches 5-10 metres. It is content in the sun or the light shade and the moist, ordinary soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The English daisy turns up in the studies of the lawn flora and the short-grass communities of Europe, its neat rosettes and its mowing tolerance keeping it in view in the work on the species-rich lawns and the wildflower turf mixes. The research looks at the way the small heads close at night and open to the sun, the tiny seeds are shed through the season, and the seed biology of this tough and cheerful little perennial.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the spring lawn and the path-side grass, the English daisy scatters the small, white-and-pink faces through the short turf and feeds the early bees and the hoverflies. The little heads have graced the children”s daisy chains and the old herbals alike, and the plant makes the fine lawn flower, the edging plant and the wildflower-garden favourite. It is a plant for the close, moist, open places of the garden.

To grow the English Daisy from seed, sow the seeds on the surface of a tray of fine seed compost, pressing them in barely.

Sow the seeds on the surface of a tray of fine seed compost, pressing them in barely, and keep the young plants in the open, sunny spot. The white-and-pink heads open through the cool season.

LATIN NAME: Bellis perennis

COMMON NAME: Common Daisy, English Daisy, Lawn Daisy

The daisy is one of the most familiar and most beloved of the little flowers of the world, and its cheerful, white-rayed, golden-centred blooms, held above the low rosettes of the leaves, have made it a flower of the lawns, the fields and the childhoods of the world. It forms a low, spreading mat, staying under a metre. It is a European species of the daisy family, often considered the archetypal species of the name of the daisy, while to distinguish this species from the other plants known as the daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as the common daisy, the English daisy or the lawn daisy, and it is one of the most familiar of the flowers.

The daisy belongs to the daisy family, Asteraceae, and it is a European species, often considered the archetypal species of the name of the daisy. To distinguish this species from the other plants known as the daisies, it is sometimes qualified or known as the common daisy, the English daisy or the lawn daisy, while it is prized for its cheerful, white-rayed bloom.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The daisy has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in the horticulture, since it is one of the most familiar and most beloved of the little flowers, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its many cultivars and its value in the lawn, the border and the container, while the cheerful, white-rayed bloom of the daisy has drawn attention in the international gardening press as a beloved little flower of the garden, and the double and the coloured forms of the daisy have been bred and prized. The plant has also been studied in the botany, since it is a member of the daisy family and often considered the archetypal species of the name of the daisy, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the study of the daisies and their many species has been of continuing interest. The species has also been studied in the ecology, since it is a familiar flower of the lawns, the fields and the meadows of the world, and researchers have examined its growth, its role in the grassland community and its value to the insects, while the humble daisy and its place in the meadows and the lawns of the world have been of continuing interest. For a flower of such familiarity, the daisy has a rich and growing record of research.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

Ecologically, the daisy is a generous little flower of the world. Its cheerful, golden-centred blooms feed the bees, the butterflies and the hoverflies through a long season, and its low rosettes give a close cover, while it is a beloved presence in the lawns, the fields and the meadows of the world.

Its economic value is real. The daisy is one of the most beloved of the little flowers, prized for its cheerful, white-rayed bloom, and it has drawn attention in the international gardening press as a beloved little flower of the garden, while it is also valued in the lawn, the border and the container. For a grower, the daisy is an easy and generous flower, and for a gardener it brings a low carpet of cheerful bloom through a long season. The seeds are quick and easy — sow them on the surface of moist, free-draining soil in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, press them in lightly, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting within a week or two, growing on into a low, cheerful-flowered carpet.

Uses: Medicinal painful joints English Daisy is an escaped ornamental plant that can sometimes be found in lawns and pastures. Prefers heavy, moist, fertile soil and can tolerate mowing heights down to 1 inch. It can be quite showy when flowering in the spring and otherwise undetected in the lawn with its dark green color and low growing habit. The leaves are nearly entire (smooth edges), covered with hairs, and spatulate (thinner at the base). Leafless stems produce solitary characteristic daisy flower with yellow disk-flowers and white-to-pink ray flowers.