DAISY ~ New Beginnings

DAISY ~ New BeginningsThe name 'daisy' derives from the Anglo Saxon 'daeges eage', 'day's eye', because the flower opens in the day, but closes at night. In Victorian times it was said that if you stepped on seven daisies at one time, you knew that Summer had arrived and that dreaming of daisies in Spring would bring good luck, but bad in Winter. Long associated with love, they also believed that picking the first daisy of the season would fill you with romantic desire,

Long associated with love

as attested by the old proverb “Why should a man die who grows sage in his garden

” It is believed that where rosemary flourishes

and presented to guests as a parting gift with best wishes

The flowers were considered a sign of energy

had the unusual characteristic of flowering twice a year

they are said to ring when a gathering of their kin is called

used for protection and to purify spaces

Here it's 'Strength'

Broom was said to protect against poltergeist activity and was hung in the home to keep evil at bay

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In Victorian floriography it represented innocence