Ontario Weeds: English Daisy

Table of Contents

1. Name
2. Other Names
3. Family
4. General Description
   • Photos and Pictures
5. Stems and Roots
6. Flowers and Fruit
7. Habitat
8. Similar Species
9. Related Links

Name: English daisy, Bellis perennis L.,

Other Names: pâquerette vivace, Daisy, White daisy, pâquerette, petite marguerite

Family: Composite or Aster Family (Compositae) 

General Description: Perennial, reproducing only by seed.

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Photos and Pictures

English daisy

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Stems & Roots: Leaves all in a basal rosette, arranged horizontally or nearly upright, short to long-stalked, elliptic to ovate, tapering to the stalk, shallowly but irregularly toothed with rounded or small sharp teeth.

Flowers & Fruit: Flower heads on slender leafless stalks raised 5-15cm (2-6in.) above the leafy base, showy, 2-4cm (4/5-1½in.) across, ray florets numerous and white to purplish; disk florets numerous, densely packed, yellow. Flowers from June to August.

Habitat: English daisy occurs in scattered localities throughout southern Ontario where it may become a dense weed in lawns, roadsides and waste places.

Similar Species: It is distinguished by not having a leafy stem but only a rosette of basal leaves and a short, thin, leafless stalk supporting a bright showy flower head with white to purplish ray florets and a yellow centre.

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Related Links

... on general Weed topics
... on weed identification, order OMAFRA Publication 505: Ontario Weeds
... on weed control, order OMAFRA Publication 75: Guide To Weed Control

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