Scientific Name:	Bellis perennis
Pronunciation:	BEL-liss per-EN-is
Common Name:	English daisy
Family Name:	Asteraceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:	Low growing, often weedy in lawns; leaves toothed, spatulate; flower heads white (pink or red cultivars exist).
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Round Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Rock garden Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Colour in Summer: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblanceolate, Obovate, Spatulate Apices: Rounded Bases: Attenuate Margins: Entire, Serrate

Inflorescence Type: Head (capitulum) Flower Morphology: Corolla Shape: Ligulate Colour (petals): Showy, White, Pink, Red Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Mar, Apr, May

Fruit Type: Achene Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jun, Jul Additional Info: Not showy

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Fibrous-like roots

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Fungal leaf spot

Location(s): (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : in lawn Location Map

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