English daisy grows close to the ground in lawns and parks, including the cool, moist Pacific Northwest. Its leaves form a low circle beneath small white and yellow flowers. Garden forms also bloom in pink and red.
Appearance
- Growth form
- A low that forms clumps from a short underground stem.
- Leaves
- Small, rounded to spoon-shaped leaves, 3/4–2 in (2–5 cm) long, lie flat against the ground in a .
- Flowers
- White petals, sometimes tinged pink, surround a yellow center on a leafless stalk. Garden forms may be pink or red.
- Flowering time
- Flowers in spring; in North Carolina, flowering may continue into summer.
Look-alikes
Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum × superbum) usually stand around 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m) tall and have leaves up the stems. English daisies stay low, with leaves at the base and one flower on each leafless stalk.
Why they get mixed upBoth have white petals around a yellow center.
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) grows 1–3 ft (0.3–0.9 m) tall with leaves along its stems. English daisy stays low, with its leaves at the base and one flower on each leafless stalk.
Why they get mixed upBoth have white petals around a yellow center and may grow outside gardens.
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Lawns
- Gardens
- Short grassy areas
- Range
- Native to Europe and introduced in the United States. It is a lawn weed in cool, moist areas of the Pacific Northwest and is also grown as an ornamental.
- Preferred conditions
- Does best where it's cool and moist.
Life cycle
- Reproduction
- It spreads by seeds and can form clumps from its crown.
Name and classification
- About the name
- Also called lawn daisy and common daisy.
- Varieties and forms
- Garden strains include single and double flowers in white, pink, and red, often much larger than the wild form.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed