He loves me, he loves me not

Every child who has ever gone to school has pulled daisy petals off one by one and chanted the poem that was immortalized by Goethe to his love, Marguerite “he loves me he loves me not” .

According to Encyclopedia Britannica, the word Daisy is derived from the Anglo Saxon and simply means “day’s eye”. The daisy belongs to the genus, Bellis.

Christmas daisies and Michaelmas daisies are from the same family as the Aster flower.

The French call the daisy “la marguerite” and “herb Margaret” is the old English name for the daisy.

Daisies always conjure up thoughts of the freshness of youth, and together with other blooms, make up really pretty bouquets. Daisies are particularly suited when sending flowers to young, innocent ladies.

Daisies are symbolic of virtuousness, simplicity, the purity of a new born baby, joy and sympathy.

Send daisies to someone who has recently given birth or to someone to sympathize when their loved ones die.

Did you know that dreaming of daisies in the spring symbolizes good luck for the coming months?

Celts of ancient times believed that daisies appeared from the spirits of little ones who died during child-birth. It is whispered that God sprinkled these pretty blossoms across the world to comfort the parents who were mourning their lost children.

The rose and lily were written about prolifically by poets of old, and following closely was the daisy.

An ode to the daisy was written by famous authors the likes of Goethe and Shakespeare, Shelley and Burns.

The daisy might seem like a simple bloom of innocence but it has made its humble way into almost every aspect of our lives.

And when we die…well we simple push up daisies!