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Published: Sun, 28 Jan 2018 06:00:00 +0000

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Today celebrates the daisy, also known as the common daisy, lawn daisy, or English daisy. In England it is commonly called a bruisewort, because the crushed leaves were traditionally used to soothe bruised skin. It is part of the Asteraceae family, a family with thousands of varieties. The name “daisy” is derived from an Old English word that means “day’s eye,” because the petals of daisies open at dawn and close at dusk. Daisies are native to western, central, and northern Europe, and are also now prevalent in the Americas and Australasia. Daisies are often found on lawns, and are considered to be an invasive species, but are also seen as being valuable for ground cover in some garden spaces. They are perennial flowers that usually bloom in early to midsummer. They have a long growing season, and in some places will even produce a few flowers in mild winters. Daisies are composite flowers; they have white petal-like ray florets that come out from the center, and yellow disk florets made of many small flowers that are clustered together in the center. Daisies symbolize purity, innocence, simplicity, virtue, and patience, and are seen as being the flower of children. They are commonly used to make garlands called daisy chains.

Daisy Day is being observed today! It has always been observed annually on January 28th.