One gardeners Daisy is another gardeners weed. This Ox- Eye daisy is made up from numerous white ray flowers surrounding a bright yellow disk flower or florets the outer white petals are common in many daisies. Bellis perennis is the common daisy growing in meadows and many lawns. Lots of children will be familiar with the Daisy chains made by linking flowers together.
Daisies are a large family of flowering plants called Compositae or Astereacea that includes the Dandelion, and the better garden flowers of Rudbeckia, Gaillardia, Aster, Echinacea, Coreopsis, Rudbeckia and Osteospermum amongst other species . Perhaps one of the favourite garden flowers in the family is the SunFlower.
This Ox-eye Daisy or Chrysanthemum leucanthemum is a large Daisy with flowering stems up to three feet high. It is free flowering and self seeds or can be split in Autumn. The flowers, from June to September are good for cutting. Also known as a Marguerite.
For a free pdf report on Yellow Daisies from the RHS click here.
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