Raising the daisy family
Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name “Daisy”, so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is native to western, central and northern Europe. The species is widely naturalised in North America,[1] and also in South America.
Growth
It is a herbaceous plant with short creeping rhizomes and small rounded or spoon-shaped evergreen leaves 2–5 cm long, grows close to ground. The flowerheads are 2–3 cm in diameter, with white ray florets (often tipped red) and yellow disc florets; they are produced on leafless stems 2–10 cm (rarely 15 cm) tall. The lawn daisy is a dicot.
家中养的雏菊
雏菊（学名：Bellis perennis，英语：daisy）是菊科植物的一种，别名长命菊、延命菊，原产于欧洲，原种被视为丛生的杂草，开花期在春季。
雏菊在原产地是多年生草本植物，学名的种加词perennis也含有“多年生的”的意思，但在日本由于夏季炎热，雏菊多半活不过夏季，通常被当作秋天播种的一年生植物。雏菊在能够渡夏的寒冷地区可以进行分枝繁殖。
特征
雏菊株高10－20厘米，常绿，小叶根生，长2－5厘米，圆形或勺形，被柔毛，叶缘细锯齿状，贴地生长。
头状花序直径2－3厘米，由顶端红色的白色舌状花和黄色管状花组成，通常生长在2－10厘米高的裸茎上。多花小轮种花序直径2厘米，大轮种花序近10厘米。舌状花多层，为重瓣花型，花色有红、白、粉及复色，与中心的黄色管状花相映成美。花型有单瓣和重瓣。
市场上出售的雏菊在11月开花，而陆地栽培的雏菊一般在3月－5月开花。
