AT A GLANCE
Marguerites and daisies are both members of the daisy family, but they belong to different genera. While daisies are smaller, ranging in size from 3-15 cm, daisies reach a height of up to one meter. Their flowering times also differ.
Are daisies and daisies related?
Yes, both of them are related, but only spacious. daisies (bot. leucanthemum) and daisies (bot. Bellis) both belong to the daisy family (bot. Asteraceae), but they are two different plant genera. So daisies and daisies are not the same thing.
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What is the difference between daisies and daisies?
Visually, daisies and daisies are so similar that you could mistake the plants for sisters. But that is serious size difference, it makes confusion almost impossible. Daisies only grow to a maximum of 20 centimeters, but mostly about 3 to 15 centimeters. Marguerites, on the other hand, can reach a height of up to one meter. While daisies bloom from May to August, the Flowering time of daisies from March to November.
Are there different types of daisies?
Yes, there are about 40 different ones Types of daisies, some of which are very different from the outside and also place different demands on their location. Not all species have the classic white flowers. Pink flowers can also be found on the shrub daisy and the popular Bornholmer daisy comes in numerous shades of color from white to pink to purple. bee friendly however, are all species.
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Special form Bornholm marguerite
The Bornholm daisy (bot. Osteospermum barberae) is also known in this country as cape basket or cape daisy known. It forms its own genus in the daisy family and is therefore just as closely related to the classic marguerite as the daisy.
