Folklore Thursday: Fresh as a Daisy

Daisies have long been associated with love, innocence and freshness.

They are composite flowers, once thought to be formed from two flowers that combine to form one, hence symbolising true love (now, we know they are formed from hundreds of flowers: talk about community flower power!).

The inner section is called the disc floret, and the outer part, the ray floret.

Daisies are thought to bloom particularly well after storms. As they survive unscathed, some call the daisy the lightening flower.

Daisies were worn by knights as a sign of fidelity in medieval battle.

It is thought to signify the arrival of spring, once it is possible to put your foot on a dozen daisies.

There’s plenty more daisy folklore too.

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