Do you fancy a daisy tea or want to create a bouquet of daisies? When you're looking for daisies, it's sometimes difficult to distinguish them from other similar-looking plants. Read how to recognize daisies below!
How can you recognize daisies?
Daisies are easy to recognize by their characteristicflower heads. The yellow tubular flower center is surrounded by numerous white and elongated ray florets. Furthermore, daisies can be distinguished from other plants by their height ofmaximum 20 cmand their basalleaf rosette from other plants.
What do daisy flowers look like?
The daisy flower iscup-shapedand grows to an average size of2 cm. It is a so-called flower head, which is typical of the daisy family of plants, to which the daisy belongs.
Every plant produces a flower. Several hundred tubular flowers form the yellow and rounded center of the flower. All around this are the white to pink and elongated, narrow-shaped ray flowers.
How do I recognize daisy petals?
The leaves of Bellis perennis form abasal rosette. There is not a single leaf on the stem on which the flower sits. Each of the leaves is about4 cmlong, is green andspatula-shaped to oblong-ovate.
How do daisies grow and how big do they get?
Tausendschön remains quite right with a size between 4 and 20 cmsmallWhile fibrous and short roots form below the soil surface, aleaf rosette appears on the surface,from the middle of which theflower stem finally grows up. The leafless stem of Maßliebchen is usually slightly hairy and has a single flower at its tip.
Where do daisies prefer to grow?
Daisies prefer to grow onMeadowsandWillowsThese often offer plenty ofNutrientsand enoughMoisture – daisies like both. In addition, Bellis perennis prefers to grow in a sunny location. So if you find a plant in the shade, on dry and sandy soil that looks similar to a daisy, it is probably a look-alike.
What time of year can I find daisies?
Daisies can be found almost all year round. However, the easily recognizable flowers are only presentfrom February/March. The flowering period lasts throughout spring, through summer and into late autumn. So if you find a flowering plant in October that looks like a daisy, it probably is one.
Tip
Examine multiple characteristics to avoid confusion
Some plants such as chamomile, fine rays and daisies look almost confusingly similar to daisies. To avoid confusion, you should examine several characteristics and not just focus on the flower.
