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Daisies
The common daisy is a herbaceous plant of the genus Bellis perennis and is native to the Americas. Questions in this category are all about daisies, including propagation, planting, maintenance, trouble shooting, harvesting, and enjoyment, as well as their regions, growing conditions,light requirements, and more.
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What are the different types of daisies?
The daisies belong to the Asteraceae family, which consists of over 20,000 different species. Plants such as artichokes, endive, a variety of lettuces and sunflowers belong to this family, as well, however presuming the question refers to the flower, I assemble a list of the flowers, albeit not a complete list.
African
Black Eyed Susan
Blanket Flower
Blue
Butter
Cone flower
Coreopsis
Cosmos
Crown
Dahlberg
Gazania
Gerbera
Giant
Gloriosa
Kingfisher
Lazy or Prairie
Livingstone
Marguerite
Michaelmas
Nippon Ox-eye
Ox-eye
Painted
Paris
Shasta
Small White
Spanish
Sunshine
Swan River
Tahoka
Tatarian
Tickseed
Transvaal or Barberton
White
Why is a daisy also called a margaret or a marguerite?
That Daisy is a nickname for the feminine proper name Margaret and that marguerite is a French equivalent for daisy and for oxeye daisy account for daisies also being called margarets and marguerites. Daisy also serves as a common designation for the Asteraceae or Compositae family of asters, composites, daisies and sunflowers. The modern English word traces back to the Old English phrase dæges eage for "day's eye" since daisy petals open at dawn and shut at dusk.
What does yellow daisies mean?
symbolize: Innocence; Loyal Love; I'll Never Tell; Purity
background: It is an astringent used as in a warm infusion as a wash for sores and swellings. The Ojibwa used it as a poultice for snake bites and to make an infusion for treating colds and worms in children. The plant is diuretic and was used by the Menominee and Potawatomi Juice from the roots had been used as drops for earaches.(REALLY SORRY IF ITS SOUNDS GEEKY:D)
what it means: same as symbolize.
Typically daisies are white or yellow. However they are often dyed so they can be sold in many colors.
What is the meaning of pink daisies?
The meaning of pink daisies is said to be a sign that you will never forget someone. This is a good farewell gift to a person with whom you share precious memories.
What are the types of daisies?
There are many daisy flower types; this species of flower is as beautiful as it is varied. The various types of daisies are Blue Daisy, Lazy Daisy or Prairie Daisy, African 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, Michaelmas Daisy, Swan River Daisy, Tatarian Daisy, Painted Daisy, Paris Daisy, Shasta Daisy, Crown-Daisy, Ox-eye Daisy and Nippon Oxeye Daisy. Among all the daisy flower types, the most popular ones are the Shasta Daisy and African Daisy.
What is the meaning of daisies?
Various websites show the traditional meaning of daisies as signifying purity or innocence. Daisies are durable - survivor's. Trammel them one season and they come right back the next. They are 'adaptable' . According to a Native American friend, daisy is also slang for 'excellence'.
A site giving the meaning of Gerber daisies cites their meaning as den tong beauty and cheer.
Wenda, publisher of brilliant! Canada's on line community for women entrepreneurs. Site symbol - Gerber daisy.
Where did the Singapore daisy come from?
Family: Astra's.
Form: Herb
Origin: Native from Mexico to Argentina.
Flowers/Spearhead: Flowers: Flower heads solitary in leaf Axel's, on stalks 3-14 cm long. Flower heads with 4-14 petal like ray florets with strap like part 6-15 mm long and with 5 small lobes at the apex; inner (disc) florets tubular. Flowers spring to autumn.
Description: Mat forming perennial herb to 70 cm high, with stems to 2 m or more long. Leaves 3-11 cm long, 2.5-8 cm wide, dark green above, paler below, with simple white hairs, margins toothed.
Distinguishing features: Distinguished by spreading stems that root at nodes; presence of some leaves that are trilobite; flowers to 3.5 cm wide with yellow disc and ray florets; seeds 4-5 mm long, tubercular and topped with short scales.
Dispersal: Spread by seed and locally by spreading stems.
It is a yellow wild flower with a brown center. They are also called black eyed susans.
cows eat daisys :P and many other animals eat daisys aswell but i dnt know what they are ! hehe ! i am clever !
Do wild daisies grow in August?
in texas,arizona,florida,new mexico,utah,and other hot states they do, but in cold and rainy states they don't.
The daisy is native to western, central and northern Europe, but widely naturalised in most temperate regions including the Americas and Oceania
How many types of daisy are there?
Apparently it can be depending on who you may ask from 21 to 20000!
