Hues of life: More flowery origins…..

Sunday, October 5, 2008

More flowery origins…..

Continuing the list of how some flowers got their names: Daisy---the sunburst center and radiant petals look like an eye, and like an eye, it opens up at the beginning of each day. So in Old English, people called it the “eye of the day” or ‘day’s eye’ which later became “daisy.” Marigold---was... Sign in to see full entry.

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