Monday, 14 May 2012

Dowson Road Daisy

A close view of one of the daisies in the clump of dandelions, daisies and daffodils off Dowson Road which you can see on Hyde DP Xtra.

The name "daisy" is usually considered a corruption of "day's eye", because the whole head closes at night and opens in the morning.

Whether this is the common daisy (Bellis perennis) - Bellis is Latin for "in time of war" and perennis is Latin for "everlasting" - or an ox-eye, dog or moon daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) I couldn't say.

A contribution to Mellow Yellow Monday.
Posted by Gerald (SK14) at Monday, May 14, 2012
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 May 2012 at 23:24

    Thank you for teaching me something that I did not know before, and this amazing picture. Please have a good new week.

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  2. Unknown14 May 2012 at 15:42

    lovely daisy. a mellow yellow monday visit here. http://www.heartscontentofamama.com/2012/05/mommys-main-squeeze.html

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  3. Liz14 May 2012 at 15:42

    What a beautiful capture. Have a fabulous week.

    Liz @ MLC
    Liz @ YACB

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  4. RNSANE14 May 2012 at 21:01

    Always, one of my favorite flowers and they grow profusely in the
    San Francisco area.

    http://rnsane.blogspot.com/2012/05/mellow-yellow-monday-173-natures.html#links

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