This daisy plant is very common too. It grows all over Britain, and is
in flower from June till October.
It is not such a stiff, handsome plant as the Ox-eye Daisy, but much
more branched and bushy, and it often grows close to the ground. The
stalks are tougher, and they are quite smooth, with fine ridges running
up them.
The flower-heads are made up in the same way as those of the other daisy
plants. You find a mass of tiny yellow tubes in the centre, and forming
a border round this yellow centre is an outer ring of flowers, each with
one large white strap.
When the Mayweed begins to wither, these white straps droop towards the
stalk, and the yellow centre, instead of remaining nearly flat, becomes
the shape of a thimble. You will find many of these yellow thimbles on
the plant, after all the white straps are gone.
The tips of the green leaves, which grow in a double ring behind the
flowers, are often tinged with pink.
The leaves of the Scentless Mayweed are like many leaves that grow in
running water. They are divided into a tangle of fine hair-like points,
which spring directly from the main stem without any stalk.