False daisies are neither false nor insidious. But why do they have the 'false' in their name? What do they have to do with the daisy we know in this country? Below you can read the most important facts about false daisies.
What are false daisies?
False daisies look very similar to the nativedaisies, but are completelyother plants. They are also known as Eclipta prostrata, come from Asia and are considered medicinal there, which is why they are used in medicine.
How is the false daisy similar to the daisy?
Like the daisy, the false daisy has small, delicate,cup-shapedandwhitecoloredflowersThe flowers consist of ray and tubular florets, whereby the ray florets are arranged in an elongated, narrow manner around a round center, just like on daisies.
The false daisy also belongs to the daisy family and prefers moist and nutrient-rich locations.
How likely is the false daisy to be confused?
Confusion between the false daisy and the real daisy can usuallynothappen in this country, as the false daisy is neither native hereisstillhasspread. It originally grows in Thailand, India, Nepal and China, among other places. However, you can grow this plant in your own garden. It grows up to 80 cm tall and is therefore significantly larger than the approximately 15 cm high daisy.
Is the false daisy poisonous or dangerous?
Eclipta prostata isneither poisonous nor dangerousOn the contrary, this plant ismedicinal For this reason, dried parts of the plant are even sold. If you have grown it and also have daisies in the garden, you need not worry: just as the daisy is edible, so is the false daisy.
What other plant is similar to the daisy?
In addition to Eclipta prostata, there are other plants that are similar to the daisy, such as theBerufkraut, also called fine jet. It looks like the daisy and is more or less common in this country. However, unlike the daisy, it is considered invasive and therefore a nuisance weed.
Tip
Grow your own false daisy
Do you want to grow the false daisy in your garden? Seeds are available online (€8.00 on Amazon), which you can use at home to plant out the plants in May. But be careful: it is only an annual in this country because, as a tropical plant, it tolerates frost poorly.
