Daisy
Daisy: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
The common daisy, Bellis perennis, is a small perennial in the aster family, Asteraceae. Its low outline and familiar flowers belong to the landscape of lawns and gardens. A rosette of leaves sits close to the ground, with leafless flower stalks rising from it. This arrangement gives the plant a quiet presence between flowering periods, quite different from the upright appearance of much larger daisies.The leaves are green and generally spoon-shaped, with a wider tip and a narrower base. They form a little clump that can remain visible for much of the year in favourable conditions. The foliage does not create a tall mass of vegetation: the plant’s character lies in its closeness to the ground and the small flowers above it. The appearance of the rosette changes with season and conditions, rather than remaining identical throughout the year.What looks like a single flower is a head containing many tiny…
