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English Daisy
Scientific Name: Bellis perennis L.
Synonym:
Family: Asteraceae ...

 


English daisy (Bellis perennis)
Perennial treated as annual
Plump, perky English daises make great edging plants. Or slip a few into your lawn for unexpected bursts of color.

Bellis perennis
( Pomponette English Daisy )
Double flowered variety of the species, in white, pink and red. The common low growing daisy, found in lawns. Cultivars are much larger and showier. Good container plant for the balcony.

English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
[edit] References
^ a b FNAA (2006), Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+, ed., Flora of North America: north of Mexico, Volume 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae (in part): Asteraceae, part 2.

English daisy bears stems topped with a single white, daisy-like flower. The flowers are tinged maroon and yellow; but cultivars are available with single, semi-double, or double button flowers in shades of white, pink, salmon, and ruby.

Red English Daisy
Bidens bipinnata
Bidens wallichii, Bidens elongata, Bidens cicutaefolia ...

English daisy, common daisy (Bellis perennis)
English primrose, common primrose (Primula vulgaris)
English walnut, Persian walnut (Juglans regia)
Eucryphia (Eucryphia glutinosa)
European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) ...

The daisy of literature, the true daisy, is Bellis perennis, called in the United States English daisy. This is a low European plant, cultivated in the United States mostly in the double form, with heads of white, pink, or red flowers.

English Daisy (Bellis perennis 'Bright Carpet Mix')
English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
English Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata)
English Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna 'Stricta')
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English Ivy (Hedera helix 'Gold Heart') ...

English Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Flowering Cabbage and Kale (Brassica oleracea)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy')*
Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor)
Larkspur (Consolida ambigua)*
Monkey Flower (Mimulus hybridus) ...

The shady areas: Bellis perennis (English daisy), Cinereria (will survive frost in winter, but not early spring), Foxglove and Primula.

common daisy, common lawn daisy, daisy, English daisy, European daisy, lawn daisy, lawndaisy, true daisy
Family ...

Plant them in the garden later in the year.
English Daisy has miniature varieties in a range of colours: Pamponette and Buttons in white, pink and red. (Perennial - flower from early Spring to June or July.) ...

See also: Daisy, Green, Pink, Aster, May

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