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Tombarriesimmons's avatar

Mexican fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus thrives in the dry stone walls where I live by the sea x

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

It looks lovely! And the flowers are so similar to the daisy's.

Thank you for reading!

Micha van Amsterdam's avatar

Wonderfull! The good, old, and common daisy. Love the Wordsworth definition, the bright flowers whose home is everywhere. We somehow never had daisies in our garden, but they've recently started showing up here and there. I hope they are here to stay. And in Dutch, the common daisy is called 'madeliefje', which could be traced back to two different meanings. Either a 'lovely flower of the meadow' or the 'virgin flower of the meadow', which then would be a connotation to the Virgin Mary.

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Thank you for sharing, Micha! I’ve read about the association with Virgin Mary, particularly for the white daisies that have a bit of red/pink on their petals. It’s brilliant, learning about so many meanings of the same flower!

Shell at Shovel and Crunch's avatar

So so lovely, Leonard! ❤️

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Thank you for reading, Shelly!

Laith's avatar

I have been seeing Daisy since ever, but now I see it in different eyes ^_^

Very nice one, Leo!

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Thank you for reading, Laith!

Simon Lemon's avatar

I had forgotten it was the day's eye. Lovely name.

Interesting to learn of its medicinal properties, too.

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Lovely indeed! Thank you for reading, Simon!

Mark's avatar

A common overlooked and under appreciated plant. Super article

Leonard Neamtu's avatar

Thank you so much, Mark!