lawndaisy
Family
AsteraceaeScientific Name
Bellis perennis
Other Common Names:
English daisy
European daisy
Habit
This low growing perennial, flowers in the spring, but in coastal climates may flower year round.
Leaves
The narrow, slightly lobed leaves grow at the base of the plant forming a basal rosette. The leaves may be hairy or smooth.
Identifying Characteristics
The flowers are composed of 2 flowers, the white outer petals are ray flowers, and the small yellow center flowers are disk flowers.
Flower Seed Head
The flowers have white petals, and yellow centers, although the petals may sometimes be pink or rose colored. The flowers grow individually on smooth, leafless stems that can grow from 3 to 4 inches in length.
Seed Fruit
The fruit are seed like and hairless.
Where Found
This plant prefers moist soils in partial shade, although it will grow in partial to full sun. It can be found growing in lawns, fields, and roadsides.
Growth Habit
upright and nonwoody
Thorns or Spines
not present
Approximate Flower Diameter
Varies:
pencil,
dime
Dominant Flower Color
Varies:
white,
yellow,
pink
Flower Symmetry
radial symmetery
Leaf Hairs
has hairs
Leaf Shape
Varies:
needle,
oval
Leaf Arrangement
rosette
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Structure
simple
Leaf Stalk
shorter than leaf
Stem Hairs
has hairs
Stem Cross Section
round or oval
Milky Sap
not present
Root Structure
Varies:
taproot,
rhizomes present
Life Cycle
perennial
Ochrea
not present
Plant Type
Herb