Dashing Daisy Macro
by Peggy Franz
Title
Dashing Daisy Macro
Artist
Peggy Franz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Daisy Fun Facts: The flower symbolism associated with the daisy is purity, innocence, loyal love, beauty, patience and simplicity. Daisies are often depicted in meadows in Medieval paintings, also known as a "flowery mead." Daisies are believed to be more than 4,000 years old and hairpins decorated with daisies were found during the excavation of the Minoan Palace on the Island of Crete. Even further back, Egyptian ceramics were decorated with daisies. Daisies were used in Mary Gardens. The daisy is also symbolically connected to St. John.The family Asteraceae (known as the aster, daisy, or sunflower family) is the largest family of flowering plants. The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster, meaning star. The family comprises more than 1,600 genera and 23,000 species. Asteraceae are most common in the temperate regions and tropical mountains.
The name daisy come from "day's eye" because the flower is only open during the day and closes up at night. Another name is "thunderflower" since it blooms in the summer when thundershowers are common. In addition, the daisy is believed to keep away lightening. For this reason, it was also kept indoors. A common name in England for the flower is bruisewort since the crushed leaves could be used for soothing bruised or chapped skin.
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May 20th, 2013
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JOHN TELFER
Peggy, Beautiful capture in macro of this daisy flower. The details are remarkable and the clarity is stunning. The daisy is so perfectly centered and as you look at it, it comes right at you. Fantastic floral photo, fav, voted, google and tweet promoted