{"id":11907,"date":"2020-04-01T13:46:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/?p=11907"},"modified":"2020-04-01T13:46:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T08:16:28","slug":"know-more-about-daisy-the-april-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/know-more-about-daisy-the-april-flower","title":{"rendered":"Know more about Daisy- The April Flower"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fnp.sg\/blog\/know-more-about-daisy-the-april-flower\/#Know_many_interesting_facts_about_Daisy_here\" >Know many interesting facts about Daisy here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daisy- the cheerful flower originates from a perennial herbaceous plant. This plant has short rhizomes and rosettes of small rounded or spoon-shaped leaves. They grow best in lawns and is difficult to remove them by mowing and that\u2019s why they are known as \u201clawn daisy\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April means spring time and daises populate the gardens and lawns in this time. Therefore, daisy is declared as the <a href=\"\/spring-blooms\">April Flower<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_many_interesting_facts_about_Daisy_here\"><\/span><strong>Know many interesting facts about Daisy here<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daisies are more than 4000 years old on this planet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The word daisy arrives from the Old English &#8220;daes eage,&#8221; which means &#8220;day&#8217;s eye.&#8221; You must be wondering why this name is given? Actually, this flower closes their petals in the evening, and open again at dawn just like our eyes that closes after sunset to sleep and opens in the morning with sunrise. It thus marks the start of a new day.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The commonest sight of daisy is soft white petals with a yellow dial. But do you know that this lively flower comes in other colours like yellow, red, orange, etc.?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In general, daisies symbolise childhood, innocence, simple joys of life, and strength to change.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purple daisy symbolise success and dignity while the yellow daisy symbolise friendship. Peace is reflected by the blue daisy while the white daisy stand for modesty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a story in Roman mythology about daisies. It is said that a nymph named Belides once transformed herself into a daisy just to escape the unwanted attention from one of the gods. Since the it is associated with change it new beginnings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a bouquet or bunch, they would be a great gift for new moms as they symbolise fertility too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people believe that daisies keep lightning away and that\u2019s why they were grown indoors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In England, daisy is also known as \u201cbruisewort\u201d. That\u2019s because the crushed leaves of daisies can treat bruises or wounds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daisies adapt beautifully to any environment. They are tough to kill and that\u2019s why you will find them almost everywhere except Antarctica. Daisy constitute 10% of the flowering plants on earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This beautiful flower also has medicinal properties. The daisy tea is\u00a0 believed to ease coughs, slow down bleeding, and relieve indigestion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The leaves of daisy <a href=\"\/flowering-plants\">flowering plant<\/a> are eaten as salads and they are a great source of Vitamin C.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daisy- the cheerful flower originates from a perennial herbaceous plant. This plant has short rhizomes and rosettes of small rounded or spoon-shaped leaves. They grow best in lawns and is difficult to remove them by mowing and that\u2019s why they are known as \u201clawn daisy\u201d. 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