Ox-eye Daisy

Ox-eye Daisy  (Leucanthemum)

Everyone knows Ox-eye Daisies (Leucanthemum). From the original wild form, many cultivars have been bred with large, sometimes double blooms. Ox-eye Daisy can be successfully used in many parts of the garden, the cottage garden or border. The single blooms look good in a natural planting. Ox-eye Daisy produces good cut flowers. Good neighbour plants for Ox-eye Daisy are Larkspur (Delphinium), Poppy (Papaver), Phlox (Phlox) and Lupin (Lupinus). The plant like a spot in the sun in normal but fertile soil. Give them a hand full of compost in spring. As a rule, Ox-eye Daisy is not too long living. You can improve this by cutting the plants back to about 10 cm after flowering. This will make the plant start producing new shoots for the following year. Also by digging Ox-eye Daisy up every 2 to 3 years and splitting it. Re-plant the new plantlets in a different spot in the garden. Watch out for slugs and snails early in spring. Put down some eco-friendly slug pellets well in time.