the lost dot

Shrugging off the remainings of winter.. facing up towards the sun…indicating the beginning of a new season.. & inviting hearts to love.. this is the daisy.. the flower of the medieval ages..the flower of this month: April.

Daisy, gets its name from the old Anglo-Saxon language “daes eage” which means “day’s eye” because it is a flower that opens up during the early morning up until sunset. Some call it “thunderflower” as it blooms in Spring 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.

Daisies represents purity, innocence, loyal love, beauty, patience and simplicity. All in one simple flower. Therefore, daisies were used in the medivial ages very commonly.

Some common “uses & beliefs” of daisies, (check those you know):

1. Used to predict true love: He loves me, he loves me not – i bet every girl did this once upon a time. Another way of saying it was: “Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, layer, banker, chief” or “Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, merchant, tailor, banker, chief”

2. It was believed that English daisies were a cure of hysteria because of how the petals were compacted together. Used to believe that daisies create a calm atmosphere in the house in times of crisis or excitment

3. In the old ages, women would reach out and with her eyes closed would pull out a group of daisies. Each daisy represents one year. Total would be the number of years the woman would have to wait till she gets married. (the smaller the bunch, the better it was)

4. Symbol or rebirth. Daisies would still be placed on graves.

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5. Farmers believed that if they were able to step on 12 daisies with one step, then Spring is “fully there”. If they managed to step on seven daisies with one step, then Summer is fully there. (regardless the shoe size)

6. The daisy family consists of about 2000 specie some of which are Artichoke, lettuce, sunflower and many others.

7. Daisies were used as a political advertisement for President Lyndon B. Johnson

8. Characters such as Princess Daisy in Super Mario & Daisy Duck (Donald’s Girlfriend)

Does of Daisy Inspiration:

Perfume:

Centerpieces:

Weddings:

Fashion:

Hair Accessories:

Gadgets:

Yellow Daisy OfficeMate Itune Application:

Daisy Kitchenware:

Personally, i am not fond of daisies. But flowers speak a story. They are not just a group of petals together, they can be the dot that brought a smile to some hearts..

A Last Dot: