Garden Flowers and Bulbs
Bellis Perennis
The Bellis Perennis Plant a unique plant with a self fertile flower. Yes this plant is a hermaphrodite, meaning that the flower has both male and female organs. A frost tolerant plant that mainly likes to grow in more acid, neutral and basic soils. The Bellis Perennis plant has many medical uses such as Removing and aiding pain, used for muscle pain and spasms, used for aiding dry coughs, aiding strains of breast Cancer; inflamed or irritated parts of the body, used for digestive problems; used for skin agents, Expectorant and improves general health. An infusion is used to treat and aid health problems such as rheumatism, arthritis, liver and kidney disorders, in purifiering the blood. The species of Daisy have white petals which are sometimes reddish tipped and have a yellow disc in the centre of the flower they are found in long areas of grass, woodland and are seen as a weed on the lawn.