Common Daisy (bellis perennis)

The common daisy is one of the most well known flowers in the UK. The name daisy comes from "day's eye" because daisies open in the morning and shut at night. The young leaves can be eaten in salads and the flower buds and petals can also be eaten. The yellow part of the daisy is made up of lot of tiny little flowers all packed close together, this is known as a composite flower or a pseudanthium.