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The daisy takes its name from the early English description of the Bower as "day's eye," meaning that its petals close at dusk and open at daybreak to disclose the large yellow eye at the center. It belongs to the largest plant family in the world and its numbers range among the ten thousands. In the United States, the field daisy is often called "whiteweed." It is sometimes considered a pest because it is a hardy perennial, increasing abundantly and crowding out other plants. The flowering heads are often an inch or more across, with a single outer row of pure white petals which surround a closely packed cluster of tiny golden yellow flowers which make up the eye. Such heads are born at the singly at the tops of slender stalks. Many stalks rise from the cluster of deep green leaves which lies close to the surface of the soil. In the "language of flowers," the daisy stands for modesty and simplicity. Although it was transplanted from Europe to the United States during the 18th century, it seems so typically and beautifully American that it has been chosen by the American Legion as its floral emblem. Source: flowers-cs.com |
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Many poets have been inspired by the daisy. Everyone knows some species of daisy, mainly the common white oxeye field daisy.