Bellis annua

One-year daisies (Bellis annua)

The Annual Blue Daisy (Bellis annua ) is a plant from the sunflower family ( Asteraceae).

Features

The Annual Blue Daisies is an annual plant that reaches the heights of growth from 3 to 12 centimeters. It has no distinct rosette of leaves as the Central European daisies, the stem is branched and leafy below, the roots are very fine. Until the tongue-shaped spatula, notched or serrated - ganzrandigen leaves have a length of up to 2.5 centimeters and a width of 1.5 centimeters.

Standing on the thin stems flower heads have a diameter of 0.5 to 1.5 centimeters. They have two rows of bracts and white, with red hand, often crowded florets. The flowering period extends from February to June.

The achenes are compressed, hairy and have no pappus.

Occurrence

The Annual Blue Daisy is spread over the entire Mediterranean area and also occurs in the Canary Islands. It grassy inhabited, temporarily damp locations and also grows on sand.