Used as a salad for its small leaves which are produced very early in the spring and give a mild onion flavor to many dishes. The more cuttings you take, the more it produces. Raise as Garden Annual. Has soft white flowers. Raise as Garden Annual.
Yellow centers are flat.
The flowers are said to repel bees and a tea made from the plant is said to relieve headaches. A most unusual flower with white ligulate petals surrounding each prominent, ball-shaped center. Extremely popular for bedding and cutting. Leaves are used for flavoring juices and teas. Juice used for medicinal candies.