Bellis perennis - Common Daisy

Bellis perennis, also known as Wild Daisy, is a small plant that produces tiny white to pink daisies. It often appears in our lawns. Robust and persistent thanks to its stump that develops secondary roots, it is also a medicinal plant, used in homeopathy. It easily naturalises in sunny areas of the garden.

Bellis perennis belongs to the large family of Asteraceae, it is native to all of Europe and the Orient. It is a herbaceous plant that forms a biennial rosette, but spreads and persists thanks to adventitious roots that give rise to new biennial rosettes. This small native plant can colonise large areas through vegetative propagation and spontaneous seeding. It adapts to various types of soils and climates. The basal rosettes, 10 to 15 cm wide, have evergreen, hairy, ovate and crenate-edged leaves, carried on petioles. Flowering occurs from March to November, depending on climatic conditions. It appears in the form of small inflorescences in 2 cm wide heads, composed of fine white ligules ('petals'), sometimes tinged with dark pink on the reverse, surrounding a small bright yellow central disc containing tiny sterile flowers. The 'flowers' are carried about 5 or 10 cm above the ground by small hairy stems emerging from the leaf rosettes.

Wild Daisy is a plant of natural simplicity. It is often used as a biennial. Hardy and undemanding, the daisy loves the sun and prefers cool, well-drained soils. It is charming when planted en masse, forming a cheerful carpet heralding spring. It can also be combined with other plants in border plantings in front of botanical tulips, for example. Whether in the ground or in a container, it can be associated with its usual companions in nature such as forget-me-nots, common primroses or Primula veris. You can also enjoy it, as daisy petals are edible. Don't hesitate to add them to your salads.

Note: Attention, our young plug plants are professional products reserved for experienced gardeners: as soon as you receive them, replant them as soon as possible, in pots, containers or directly in the ground.