No matter how they are grown or what color they are, whether their stems are long or short, the daisy is a flower that brings enjoyment and pleasure to anyone and everyone.
Daisies are a delightful family of flowers that offer a huge range of colors and a seemingly infinite number of varieties. With more than 20,000 different varieties, the daisy is a flower that is prolific and yet also very special. Considered to be ‘tender perennials’, certain daisies are able to stay alive over the winter as long as they are in warmer climates. However, in cooler climates, daisies are typically treated as annuals.
While some gardeners may have originally considered daisies to be a weed, it’s obvious that this flower offers much to the environment in the way of beauty as well as health. Some people don’t realize that many of the varieties of daisies are edible and healthy when eaten in salads or used to decorate sweet baked goods such as cakes.
Daisies have also been known to contain medicinal properties. For instance, wild daisy tea can be used for a number of maladies, including cough, kidney problems, bronchitis, inflammation and problems with the liver. Others have used the therapeutic benefits of the daisy for childbirth pain and difficulties, arthritic joints and aches (particularly for gardeners), healing wounds and scrapes, and so much more.
Daisies are a delightful family of flowers that offer a huge range of colors and a seemingly infinite number of varieties. With more than 20,000 different varieties, the daisy is a flower that is prolific and yet also very special. Considered to be ‘tender perennials’, certain daisies are able to stay alive over the winter as long as they are in warmer climates. However, in cooler climates, daisies are typically treated as annuals.
History of National Daisy Day
Daisies can be traced back thousands of years to Ancient Egypt when they were grown not only for their beauty, but for their medicinal qualities. Europeans have also enjoyed daisies for many hundreds of years and they have come to symbolize purity, new birth, and cheerfulness.While some gardeners may have originally considered daisies to be a weed, it’s obvious that this flower offers much to the environment in the way of beauty as well as health. Some people don’t realize that many of the varieties of daisies are edible and healthy when eaten in salads or used to decorate sweet baked goods such as cakes.
Daisies have also been known to contain medicinal properties. For instance, wild daisy tea can be used for a number of maladies, including cough, kidney problems, bronchitis, inflammation and problems with the liver. Others have used the therapeutic benefits of the daisy for childbirth pain and difficulties, arthritic joints and aches (particularly for gardeners), healing wounds and scrapes, and so much more.