Even better, it might be nice to gift someone a pot with planted daisies so they will last much longer. Whether they are grown at home or sourced from a florist or garden shop, daisies make a lovely gift on National Daisy Day or really any time of the year! Make Plans to Attend a Daisy Festival The Yellow Daisy Festival that takes place in Stone Mountain, Georgia is typically scheduled for mid-September. This festival has been a local attraction for more than fifty years and was even voted one of the top arts and crafts shows in the United States. And, of course, there are plenty of daisy-themed activities and attractions to stay busy with and enjoy! The last more unusual superstition associated with Daisies was that feeding a small puppy Daisy juice mixed with milk would prevent it from growing. 4, 5 I have seen this recorded in a few places but have no idea where the idea came from. Culpepper does say that an infusion of Daisy mixed with asses milk is good for consumption of the lungs, but doesn’t mention puppies! 3 Now it’s time to get to the fun part—celebrating National Daisy Day! Celebrating a flower might seem unconventional, but it can be a great way to spend time with friends and family in a new way. If you don’t know where to get started, you’re not alone. Fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ways you can celebrate the day of the daisy: National Daisy Day falls on January 28 every year. National Daisy Day 2020 fell on a Tuesday, while National Daisy Day 2021 will fall on a Thursday. However, make sure not to confuse National Daisy Day with National Upsy Daisy Day, which falls on June 8. National Upsy Daisy Day encourages people to wake up in the morning feeling grateful and ready to start the day on a positive note. Stephanie West Allen founded this day in 2003 to make humor and positivity an element of National Upsy Daisy Day.

As you begin to celebrate National Daisy Day, knowing the history of the flower itself can impress those celebrating with you. The word daisy comes from an Old English word for “day’s eye”, the reason being that daisy petals open at dawn and close at dusk, much like our eyes when we wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night. In England, daisies are often referred to as bruisewort. If you were to get injured, the crushed leaves were traditionally used to alleviate a bruise’s symptoms. Daisy Day offers brides an alternative collection of bridal accessories. Together with our retail partners throughout the UK and Continental Europe, we offer exciting, innovative Tiaras and Veils that are a perfect match for your special day. Would recommend to anyone who likes a nice,cosy book. No nastiness or rudeness-just funny ,in an old- fashioned way. Amazing how real they become though once they are brought to life in a manuscript. How wonderful it would be to invite all the characters in our books to a party and have a chat and let them get to know each other! Our lives both before and after we met and married have been full of surprises, funny incidents, and bizarre situations. We have both lived through ‘interesting times.’ What has kept us going through good times and bad has been our shared ironic sense of humour and strong self-belief that there will be a path through to better days.Another event that honors this venerable flower is the Daisy Festival Outdoor Fest in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Typically taking place on the first weekend in September, this festival includes arts, musical performances, crafts and more. The festivities are located in the historic downtown Albert Lea Central Park. One great way to enjoy and celebrate National Daisy Day would be to gift someone a large bouquet of daisies. Whether it’s a friend, favorite coworkers, spouse or neighbor, this is the day to brighten up someone’s life with some daisies.

Lots of lovely items to buy as gifts or for yourself. We came away wth two owl jugs and a salt and pepper pot all by the same British designer. Hubby was tempted by a leather bag and I had my eye on some jewellery but had to leave them behind. This was the only shop (other than the bakery) that we actually bought anything from in Haworth.The daisy was classified in 1792 by German botanist Paul Dietrich Giseke, who placed them in the Compositae family (also called the Asteraceae family). However, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew found daisy pollen grains embedded in fossils from over 20 million years ago, which means even dinosaurs were graced with their natural beauty. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew also states that the daisy family is one of the largest plant families, with over 1,600 genera and 23,000 species. Lynne creates all the covers to our books. She enjoys painting when she’s not writing, cooking or hoovering. (I do the hoovering actually) While there are various genera that daisies fall under, meaning they can have different shapes, sizes, and colors, most typically consist of 15 to 30 petals surrounding a yellow disk. Some of the most common daisy genera include the Oxeye daisy, Gerbera daisy, and the English daisy.

Dye your daisies: Daisies are typically white, and this makes it extremely easy to alter the color of their petals. With some color dye, you can easily turn your daisies into a colorful floral arrangement. To dye your daisies, fill a cup halfway with water. Then, add food coloring in the color of your choice and place the daisies inside. Over the next few hours and days, observe your daisies’ petals, and you’ll see a drastic color change! While some gardeners may have originally considered daisies to be a weed, it’s obvious that this flower offers much to the environment in the way of beauty as well as health. Some people don’t realize that many of the varieties of daisies are edible and healthy when eaten in salads or used to decorate sweet baked goods such as cakes. The Latin name for Daisy is Bellis perennis. The meaning of this is not quite as straight forward. The genus, Bellis, could be either from the Latin for war, ‘bellum’, or from the Latin for beauty, ‘bellus’. 5 Another idea is that it is after the nymph, Belides, who transformed into a Daisy to escape the attention of Vertumnus (the Roman God of Seasons and Gardens). 5, 9 A later study found seven new saponins (constituents that have soap-like attributes and lower surface tension) in Daisy flowers. These saponins promote collagen synthesis, without any toxic side-effects. Collagen is the main structural constituent of skin. Therefore, the finding that Daisies contribute to collagen synthesis would explain why they have been used in wound healing. The actual mechanism of how this works, however, is still not known. 8 One type of saponin in Daisy flowers has also been found to inhibit tumours. 7Karakas, P. Karakas, A., Boran, I., Turker, A. U., Yalcin, F. N. and Bilensoy, E. (2012) The evaluation of topical administration of Bellis perennis fraction on circular excision wound healing in Wista albino rats, Pharmaceutical Biology, 50(8):1031-1037. Kindergarteners now get to join their older sisters through this arm of the Girl Scouts. [4] How to Celebrate National Daisy Day Helen is a freelance copy and content writer, enthusiastic about science and history. To learn more about her work visit her Linked-In profile. Daisies have also been known to contain medicinal properties. For instance, wild daisy tea can be used for a number of maladies, including cough, kidney problems, bronchitis, inflammation and problems with the liver. Others have used the therapeutic benefits of the daisy for childbirth pain and difficulties, arthritic joints and aches (particularly for gardeners), healing wounds and scrapes, and so much more.