What is the difference between daisies and chamomile?
If you want to understand the difference between daisies and chamomile, as well as the introduction of the flower language and meaning of green plants and flowers, here is a comprehensive introduction.
What exactly is the term "Apple Fairy"? Many people may not know that there is a variety in chrysanthemums called Apple Fairy. Many people fall into a misunderstanding, which is that they are not very clear about whether Apple Fairy refers to daisies or chamomile.
Because daisies and chamomile are very similar in shape and size, they are both small varieties of chrysanthemums. Although there are some differences in color, chamomile is usually white, while daisies have a richer color palette, generally warm colors. There is actually no saying that Apple Fairy refers to daisies because Apple Fairy specifically refers to chamomile and has nothing to do with daisies. I will explain why chamomile is called Apple Fairy later.
1. Does chamomile only come in white? Basically, the chamomile we often see is white, and here I am referring to the petals, which are delicate and elongated. The center of chamomile is a golden flower core. It is not that chamomile in nature only comes in white; I believe there are some variant species of chamomile that have not been fully discovered by humans yet.
Of course, since we are not exploring rare flowers, we will only talk about common flower varieties. An interesting point is that although most people are very familiar with chamomile and know its uses, chamomile is not a native plant in China. Its original habitat is in Europe, and it has two aliases after being introduced to China: Roman chamomile and German chamomile.
What is the difference between daisies and chamomile?
Most people's impression of chamomile is its pure white flowers, but in fact, we often overlook the leaves of chamomile. When many people think of chamomile, they might think it has only bare stems and no leaves, but actually chamomile does have leaves, they are just small and easily overlooked. I admit I am not very clear about what chamomile leaves look like because I usually only pay attention to the flowers, rarely the leaves. Later, I learned that chamomile leaves are quite special with fluffy tendrils on them.
2. Besides beauty and skincare, does chamomile have any other uses? Certainly. Although the most prominent effect of chamomile is beauty and skincare, people make chamomile essential oil and apply it to the face, making the skin smoother and finer. Chamomile essential oil also has benefits other than skincare; it can be applied to long hair to reduce dryness and split ends. Chamomile can also be used to make tea with a heat-clearing and detoxifying effect. However, since the effect of chamomile tea is not very obvious, people rarely use it to make tea and more often use it to make essential oil. As for why chamomile is called Apple Fairy, it is actually because when chamomile is dried, it looks very similar to a dried apple.
3. Can chamomile be grown at home? As a plant that is often found in the wild, chamomile does not have much advantage when grown at home. In other words, chamomile is used to living in the wild and may find it difficult to adapt to our indoor environments. The biggest difference between indoors and outdoors is that indoors cannot enjoy full sunlight and the ventilation and air circulation are far less than outdoors, which can lead to insufficient fresh air.
Above (Green Plant Enthusiast Network) introduces the differences between daisies and chamomile, and the knowledge of understanding the flower language and meaning of daisies. I hope this article can bring you some help!