Bellis perennis Bellastar Compact Rose - Daisy

The Daisy or Bellis perennis Bellastar Compact Rose is, as its name suggests, a particularly compact selection that offers pink flowers. They are of a good size for a daisy, semi-double and with a pronounced pink colour. The 'Bellastar Compact' series, available in red, white, and pink, brings together plants that are uniform in both their habit and flower colour, blooming early, abundantly, and for a long period. They are grown as biennials and planted in autumn. Gentle, innocent, hardy, and easy to grow, these daisies will delight beginner gardeners.

Belonging to the Asteraceae family, daisies symbolise innocence and attachment in the language of flowers. This is undoubtedly what attracts children and makes us want to scatter them throughout the garden to welcome in the spring.

Originally a perennial plant, it is used as a biennial. Hardy and undemanding, it likes the sun and prefers cool, well-drained soil. Its small size, 12 cm (5in), allows it to be tucked at the edge of borders, in front of daffodils and tulips, but you can also find a place for it among pansies and forget-me-nots in pots and containers. The base consists of a rosette of dark green leaves, from which several hairy stems emerge, carrying a single flower. This flower, in the shape of a pompom, resembles a small, slightly flattened ball, about 3-4 cm (1-2in) in diameter, made up of multiple very thin petals, positioned very densely with geometric regularity around a yellow centre.

Daisies will accompany you from February to May. Enjoy their charming colour by placing them near the house in pots, accompanied by the pastel shades of grape hyacinths, hyacinths, or certain daffodils. You can also interplant them in borders to soften the deeper tones of some tulips.

Note: Please be aware that our young plug plants are professional products intended for experienced gardeners: upon receipt, transplant them as soon as possible, in pots, containers, or directly into borders.