English Daisy,Margarida

Description:

Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, of the aster family, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy. Historically, it has also been commonly known as bruisewort and occasionally woundwort (although the common name woundwort is now more closely associated with Stachys or Betony). Bellis perennis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Bellis Species: B. perennis

Habitat:

Bellis perennis is native to western, central and northern Europe. The species is widely naturalised in North America, and also introduced to temperate and oceanic/maritime climate zones of South America

Notes:

It is a herbaceous plant with short creeping rhizomes and small rounded or spoon-shaped evergreen leaves that are from 3/4 to 2 inches (approx. 2–5 cm) long and grow close to the ground. The English daisy can also withstand moderate foot traffic, which is why Bellis perennis is also commonly referred to as lawn daisy. This plant is sometimes considered an invasive weed [4] in the Northeast of the United States, as well as elsewhere where summers are cool and moist (e.g., the United Kingdom or the Pacific Northwest), although it is still considered a valuable ground cover in certain garden settings (e.g., as part of English or cottage inspired gardens, as well as spring meadows where low growth and some color is desired in parallel with minimal care and maintenance while helping to crowd out noxious weeds once established and naturalized). The flowerheads are 3/4 to 1-1/4 in (approx. 2–3 cm) in diameter, with 15-30 white ray florets (often tipped red) and yellow disc florets. Although the 'flower' may appear to consist of a yellow centre with white petals, this is not the case. Each individual "petal" is itself an individual flower, called "asterales" . In the centre there are many tiny yellow flowers also. The different colours and styles of flower work together in order to attract insects. This type of flower is known as a composite flower. They are produced on leafless stems 3/4 - 4 in (approx. 2–10 cm), rarely 6 in (approx. 15 cm) tall. Bellis perennis generally blooms May through July, although when grown under ideal conditions, they have a very long flowering season and will even produce a few flowers in the middle of mild winters. The lawn daisy is a dicot that can generally be grown in USDA Zones 4-8 (-30 to -25 F, or -34 to -32C) in full sun to partial shade conditions, and requires low or no maintenance. The lawn daisy has no known serious insect or disease problems and can generally be grown in most well-drained soils. The plant may be propagated either by seed after the last frost, or by division after flowering. Spotted in a public garden,i presume that are colour varietys of the same species