Seasonal Wild Flowers

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Asteraceae

Daisies flower best in extensive patches in spring and

summer but some flowers can be found throughout

the year, including January.

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Daisy

It occurs in most types of grassland but does best when

they are moist.

It is found in wasteland, road sides, hedgerows, banks of

streams and dune slacks.

It is regarded as a weed of lawns.

Daisy is a low, rosette-forming plant with white flowers -

1 to 2cm in diameter - sometimes with red tips to the

petals.

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Mass of daisies

Clump of daisies

Single flower with leaves

Cabbage white butterfly on daisies