Daisy's

Daisy's are a plant in abundance in the UK and many other places around the world. It is always good to use the plant that are in your local area to aid with your connection to the earth. They can be used in your craft in quite a few ways and are easily accessible; since they are weeds and tend to grow in most grassy areas.

Names: Ox-eye, Measure of love, Brusewort, Silver pennies, Little star, Billy button, Bellis perennis 

Warnings: Low but still dangerous toxicity in the plant

Planets: Sun

Elements: Water, Earth

Gender associations: Feminine

Signs: Aquarius, Taurus 

Deities: Oestre, Freya, Aphrodite, Fae

Celebrations: Beltane, Litha

Spell types: Lust, Purity, Health, Spirituality, Platonic love, Positivity, Solar magik, New beginnings, Divination, Youth, Friendship, Survival/Strength, Love, Luck, Blessings, Resilience, Clarity/Concentration, Money, Healing, Protection, Invocation, Communication, Purity, Growth, Children, Babies/New-borns

Uses:

• Use fresh flowers with long stems to create a daisy chain or crown, wear for luck in attracting love.

• Decorate your house with daisies to bring happiness and luck to the home or to get blessings from the Fae.

• Incorporate into babies’ blessings or gifts to bring protection while sleeping.

• Add daisies to wedding bouquets to bring luck and blessings on wedding days.

Growing tips:

• Collecting seeds: much like a sunflower the bud contains the seeds of the plant (yellow part). Once you have located the seed see if they have turned brown and if they dislodge from the plant easily this is the best time to collect the seeds.

• Watering: spray with water daily but make sure to use soil that has decent drainage.

• Sunlight: thrives in indirect sunlight and keep warm on a windowsill would be ideal.

• Planting: plant a few seeds in a pot around about early spring and then if wanted to put outside when warm.