Bellis perennis

Daisy

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Bellis perennis | Daisy
Daisy flowers have many names
Bellis perennis, daisy, white, photographed June 2013 in grass on Seaford Head

This common white flower with an iconic yellow centre is known common daisy, lawn daisy, English daisy and bruisewort. I hear that historically it was traditional to mash up flowers & apply to broken veins in face to improve complexion. I have no idea whether this has any modern validity!

I love the illustration below by Walter Crane (I’m a sucker for Victoriana like this!) “And Chaucer’s Daisy small and sweet – Si douce est la Margerete”

The daisy flower represents innocence in the language of flowers.

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