Daisies are perhaps the most cheerful plant on the planet. You can find them on any continent except Antarctica.
In many places, especially in the U.S., daisies grow wild, bringing light and life to the scenery.
A daisy is a flowering plant with a large, star-shaped head that has clusters of florets surrounding a center disc of yellow or black florets.
The daisy family is also known as the aster family, or Asteraceae, referring to the star-shaped flower.
There are 23,000 individual species in this family. More than 1156 species found only in Turkey. The name “daisy” is based on the words “day’s eye”, probably because the head opens in the morning and closes each night.
There are many fascinating facts that set daisies apart from other plants. Here are only a few.
You can eat the leaves of fresh daisies. They’re great in salads and high in Vitamin C.
Bees use the nectar from daisies to make honey.
Daisies can be used in herbal medicine to slow bleeding, ease digestion and coughs, or relieve back pain.
Some people use Chamomile(daisy) tea for relaxation.
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