painted daisy
painted daisy Lexical Profile
• noun
A perennial flowering plant (Tanacetum coccineum) in the aster family, native to the Caucasus region and southwestern Asia, widely cultivated for its finely divided fern-like leaves and bright pink, red, or white daisy-like flower heads.
"The gardener planted a thick border of painted daisies to add a splash of vibrant pink and red to the summer landscape."
An annual flowering plant (Glebionis carinata), native to Northern Africa, featuring striking daisy-like blooms characterized by distinct, colorful concentric rings of yellow, white, and red.
"For a striking and fast-growing summer display, she sowed seeds of the annual painted daisy in the sunny patches of her courtyard."
Word Nuance & Usage
The term most commonly refers to the perennial 'Tanacetum coccineum', which is also cultivated commercially as a source of the natural insecticide pyrethrin, though it is sometimes applied to the annual species 'Glebionis carinata'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
The common name derives from the vividly colored ray flowers of the plant, which look as though they have been painted in bright hues, combined with 'daisy', which originates from the Old English 'dæges eage' (day's eye).