Marguerite Daisy
Inside this capsule: a seed of Marguerite Daisy — and a story of friendship that began in 1950. Drag the capsule to face its label; the QR code is real.
The flower of Denmark
Photo: Dryas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Denmark's cherished flower, namesake of its queens — simple, bright and unpretentious, like kindness done well.
Flower meaning
The marguerite — namesake of Denmark's queens — means innocence and honest kindness: a flower without pretense.
Growing your seed
Free the seed from its compostable kraft shell, then give it what marguerite daisy asks for:
Watch it grow
Bjarne Christensen was born on February 4, 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He joined a maritime school in 1950, and had to report to be hired upon his graduation in 1951. At the young age of sixteen, he was assigned duty on the Jutlandia, a hospital ship, and soon embarked on a journey to Korea to…
A voice from Denmark’s service in Korea · More on Korean War Legacy Foundation
The crew and medical staff of the Jutlandia are honored in both countries; Korean children they healed grew old telling their story. A daisy from this capsule is their kind of monument — modest, white, alive.
“We Remember. We Grow Together.”
Voices from the archive
Stories from veterans, families and participants that carry the same values as the marguerite daisy — retold from the record, never invented.
Denmark sent the hospital ship Jutlandia, whose doctors and nurses treated UN wounded and opened their wards to Korean civilians — above all, children. Danes still sing of her: Kim Larsen's ballad Jutlandia carried the ship's memory to new generations.
Source: MS Jutlandia; song by Kim Larsen (1986)
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Did someone in your family serve with Denmark in Korea — or were they healed, taught or befriended by those who did? Every entry is reviewed and verified with you before publication.
Share a story1950 – 1953
Denmark sent the hospital ship MS Jutlandia, whose red-cross hull became one of the war's most beloved sights. Anchored off Busan and later Incheon, its Danish doctors and nurses treated wounded soldiers from across the UN forces — and opened their wards to Korean civilians, especially children. Denmark later joined Sweden and Norway in founding the National Medical Center in Seoul.
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A seafaring nation with a genius for the humane, Denmark turned a liner into a lifeline. Danes still sing of the Jutlandia — the ship that sailed to war carrying no guns.
Why the Marguerite Daisy
Denmark's cherished flower, namesake of its queens — simple, bright and unpretentious, like kindness done well.