Facts about Daisies
In Scotland
a man there could be taxed if he had
too many growing in his fields
They grow wild
and can cover whole meadows,
are often considered weeds
How many are too many daisies?
They are called the eyes of day
and indeed grow best in sunlight,
a perennial returning year after year
Blooming in the summer months,
over 200 types of them:
Africans, Shastas, Brown-eyed Susans and more
Some people eat their leaves in a salad
or brew herbal tea that is said to be medicinal
Many animals eat daisies
though not pigs
Children make daisy chains, girls pluck their petals
“He loves me , he loves me not” as if daisies knew
Legend says their numbers could predict
how long it would be till a maiden wed
After 39 years its seed might still grow
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