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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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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!
'Margherita' is an Italian equivalent of 'daisy' [Bellis perennis]. Other equivalents may be 'margheritina' and 'pratolina'.
The feminine noun 'margherita' means 'daisy'. Its singular definite article is 'la' ['the'], and its singular indefinite article 'una' ['a, one']. It's pronounced 'MAHR-gheh-REE-tah'.
Can you eat daisies if you were lost?
You could. They taste kind of bitter though. It's the petals that are edible, and they go better with something else rather than alone.
Where did the word daisy come from?
The name of the daisy flower comes from the medieval English 'daies ie', meaning day's eye. This is because of the similarity of the central portion of the flower to an eye, and the fact that the petals close the 'eye' at night, opening it only in the daylight.
Daises grow as any other flower. They use photosynthesis and make their own food. Then, when it comes to that time, they bloom in all different colors.
How much sun does a daisy need?
Daffodils are full sun perennials that can tolerate some shade, but need 6 hours of daily sunlight to produce flowers. This much sunlight is also needed to maintain the plant tissues and to store sugars in the bulb for next year's growth and flower.
How do you preserve and press gerber daisies?
First you will need paper towels or newspaper to soak up the moisture from the daises, copy paper, and two heavy books.
1) Put the 2 sheets of paper towels or newspaper on top of the copy paper.
2) Put the Daises on top
3) Put the towels or newspaper on top of the daises and then put the paper on top
4) Put the whole thing in the middle of a heavy book and close.
5) Put another heavy book on top.
6) check on the daisies every week until they are dry.
Should you cut back a daisy after it has flowered?
Yes, they thrive on it! You can cut them back quite hard, by at least half.
Yes, you can. Divide them when they are dormant or in early mid autumn. Replant about 1 foot apart.
Will the shasta daisy re-bloom or is it just once a season?
Shasta daisies will rebloom several times a year if you deadhead (remove old flowers) correctly. I cut the stem above the node closest to the flower before the flower is spent and has a chance to seed; the node will produce new stems that will produce blooms. If you remove those flowers before they go to seed, the daisy will produce even more stems - and it will continue to do so until you allow the plant to go to seed.
Yes daisies do start from seeds because it is part of its life cycle?
Daisies do not need to be pruned. However if your daisies are growing too close together, you may have to thin them.
