Daisy Flower - The Hidden Qualities

Little do people know that the daisy flower is a wonderful medicinal herb, which is used in Homoeopathy. Further, pyrethrum-based insecticides had its first origination from dried daisy heads.

Mostly used for a decorative purpose, a daisy is a perfect adornment for a flower girl's flower basket. Bright and cheerful, the flower can spread happiness like wild fire. Pink, white, yellow, red or purple this field flower grows in different forms almost all over the globe.

Picking daisies in a basket sounds almost fairytale like; in fact, it reminds you of Red Riding Hood making flower baskets to cheer her ailing granny. Have you ever wondered what daisies she might have picked that day? Was it a la marguerite daisy, a Bellis perennis daisy, or the ox eye daisy? If this feels like Greek and Latin, here is some daisy trivia.

A Flowering Basket Full Of Surprise

These flowers come in ten varieties, the European continent and the Mediterranean region is its natural habitat and it is an introduced flower in America. The flowers usually bloom from March to November and occasionally flower in the winter months.

Britain only grows one variety of the daisy the Bellis perennis. It is a perennial flower here, and makes good borders along walks or along the banks of rivers or streams. Since it cannot be destroyed by mowing, the daisy is used as weeds in lawns.

The Painted daisy has pink, red, purple, or white flower heads. The roots of this plant were used as a medicine for fevers. The daisy leaves also make for delightful salad preparations.

The Shasta daisy is a horticultural range grown in California. It grows throughout the year, reaching a height of 60-90cm.

If not so much as roses, the daisies' qualities have often been eulogized by poets. So the next time you have a daisy bouquet, you too know some of its secrets.