Author name: Louise Hughes

I'm Louise Hughes and I run the flower blog flowersfornow.com. I've been interested in flowers since I was a little girl and I love sharing my knowledge with others. I started the blog as a way to share my love of flowers with the world, and I hope to inspire others to appreciate the beauty of flowers as well.

Are daisies safe for dogs?

Indeed, the common daisies listed above (English, Shasta, and Oxeye) are not poisonous to dogs at all. However, this is not necessarily the case for many other members of their extended family, which are also sometimes referred to as “daisies.”. Toxic Principles: Volatile oil; bisabolol, chamazulene, anthemic acid, tannic acid. Are daisies toxic to dogs? …

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Do daisies have fruit?

Each daisy head bears many seeds, because the daisy’s eye or central disc is made up of many small flowers attached to a common base, called the receptacle, at the bottom of the flower head. Each little flower or floret consists of five fused petals that form a tube. The word “daisy” refers not to …

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Are daisies weeds?

If yes, how do we control them? Yes, daisies are perennial weeds which are also known as common daisy or English daisy commonly found in lawns. They spread through short underground roots called rhizomes and can spread too via their seeds. You could be thinking “What are the different types of daisies?” Common daisies (Bellis …

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