Scientific Name Bellis perennis Common Name English daisy

Perennial Flowers Consumer Hort Index - Fact Sheets

Characteristics Season spring Height 3-6 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10 Flower Color white, pink, red Soil cool, moist fertile soil Exposure light shade to full sun Propagation seed, division in spring North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments English daisy often escapes from the flower garden into lawns, where it is considered a weed. "Bellis" in Latin means "pretty." Origin Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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