Perennial Daisy

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Perennial daisy (Latin Bellis perennis) - an unpretentious and hardy herb from the genus Daisy (Lat. Bellis) of the family Astrovye (Lat. Asteraceae). Perennial daisy is a real "pearl" among related plants, delighting with a combination of simplicity and grace, lack of desire to rise above their neighbors, while maintaining attractiveness and great attraction to their person. Despite the natural perenniality, the perennial daisy, remaining in one place for more than two years, is prone to degeneration. Its inflorescences become smaller, the petals are paler, and therefore the fans of the plant grow the Perennial Daisy as a two-year-old plant.

What's in your name

As soon as the Latin name of this type of "star" family of plants is not interpreted. The word "Bellis" is translated as "attractive", "adorable", "cute" … and whichever of these words you choose, any will suit the modest and charming Marigold.

The specific name "perennis" is translated as "eternal". Since there is nothing eternal in the sublunary world, the more modest adjective "perennial" is used.

The British call the Perennial Daisy "Daisy". This capacious word is also called ordinary Nivyanik (or Popovnik), and, in general, any thing that is first-class.

The plant was admired by the people of the dark Middle Ages for us, calling the plant "Mary's Rose". And the “father of English poetry”, Geoffrey Chaucer, who lived and worked in the 14th century AD, was the first poet to turn to his native English language, rejecting Latin, and figuratively called Marigold's long-standing “eye of the day”, which translated into Russian sounds like “eye (or, peephole, eye) of the day ". This association is born of the ability of the plant to close its asexual marginal flowers at night, opening them with the arrival of the sun.

Description

Unlike its many relatives in the Aster family, the perennial daisy is a stunted plant (up to 30 cm high) that attracts attention not by its growth, but by the grace of leaves and inflorescences, combined with ideal simplicity.

The root rosette of leaves is formed by spatulate-ovate leaves, the edge of which is decorated with denticles, and the surface is protected by a hairy cover.

From spring to the first frost, leafless peduncles are born from the rosette of leaves, crowned with flower baskets of inflorescences. The central disc of the inflorescence unites yellow tubular flowers responsible for the continuation of the genus. The disc is surrounded by pure white, white-pink, pink or red to burgundy marginal flowers.

The fruit is represented by a yellow-colored achene.

Growing

Perennial daisy is a magnificent ground cover plant that shelters the surface of the earth from the hot rays of the sun with a dense carpet of its deciduous basal rosettes, decorated with elegant inflorescences.

The plant feels great in the open sun, welcoming its arrival in the sky with the awakening of flower baskets that close at night, and is also tolerant of partial shade.

Can grow on virtually any soil, provided they are well drained.

Perennial daisies do not require special care for themselves, staunchly resisting harmful insects and diseases, displacing weeds from their territory (only the first time you should help a growing plant in removing weeds). It is drought-resistant and tolerant of frost down to minus 35 degrees.

Daisy is propagated by sowing seeds (including self-seeding) in open ground in early spring or late summer, or by dividing a short rhizome after the flowering period.

After two years, it is advisable to choose another place of residence for the perennial daisy.