Facts About Daisies - Your Online Source for Information on Daisies
• One of the not so well-known facts about daisies is that they are traditionally a symbol of innocence.
• The name daisy comes from the Anglo-Saxon “daes eage,” which means “day’s eye.” It was given the name because daisies open for the day and close up at night.
• Daisies have flower stocks that are three to four inches long.
• In some places of the United States, daisies are so much of a spreading problem they are considered weeds.
• Some people eat the leaves of daisies in salads.
• Daisies are often grown from seeds.
• Daisies are a perennial that will come up every year.
• The most popular types of daisies are the Shasta Daisy and the African Daisy.
• Daisy chains are often made by children.
• Daisies grow best when planted where they will get lots of sunlight.
• Gardeners say that if you use a fertilizer high in phosphorus right before blossoming, daisies will have large, colorful flowers.
• Daisies are members of the aster family.
• Facts about daisies tell us that the plant originated in Western, Central, and Northern Europe.
• Daisies are very hardy, and people rarely have any pest or disease problems.
• Daisies are a very popular flower used to brighten up bouquets.
• The Western Daisy is a purple variety.
• Many daisies grow wild covering fields and meadows.
• Daisies need a cool winter to help them bloom.
• Daisies are often used in bridal bouquets.
• A yellow daisy with a brown center is called a Black-eyed Susan.
• Oxeye Daisies are the most common daisies that take over entire fields.
• The fruit of the daisy is black with white ribs and has one seed.
• Wild daisies bloom during the months of May, June and July.
• One of the facts that horticulturalists tell us about daisies is that there are 200 types of daisy plants.
• In Scotland, daisies have been called gools. At one time farmers there were taxed for having too many daisies growing in their fields.
• One of the reasons daisies have spread across both Europe and America is because of their tremendous abilities for self-propagation. One healthy daisy can have over 25,000 seeds. Even small daisies can have up to 4,000 seeds. Seed testers have determined that seeds that are buried for six years can still have an 82% germination rate.
• After thirty-nine years, a daisy seed still has a 1% chance of growing into a plant.
• Some animals will eat daisies but not pigs or cows.
• The leaves of the daisy have been used traditionally to make herbal teas to treat certain ailments. These include digestive upset, blood in the urine, and bronchial problems.
• Many daisies are resistant to herbicides.
• The daisy was traditionally the flower whose pedals were picked one by one to see if “he loves me, or he loves me not.”
• One folk tradition says that if a maiden blindly picked up a handful of daisies, the number of flowers would tell her how many years would pass before she would be married.