Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) 02
These striking wildflowers reach a height of typically 30 to 80 cm, although on wind-swept coastal cliffs and exposed small islands they adapt to conditions and crouch down low among the grasses. The stems are hairy at the base but more or less hairless higher up, and they bear large spoon-shaped lower leaves with progressively smaller toothed leaves that clasp the stems further up. The flowers are typically between 2.5 cm and 5 cm in diameter, each with up to 40 white ray florets (bearing the outer 'petals' as they are often loosely termed). Propagation is mainly by seed, although on disturbed poor soils Ox-eye Daisies act as pioneers and can also spread via rhizomes, at least until other rank vegetation takes over.
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) 02
These striking wildflowers reach a height of typically 30 to 80 cm, although on wind-swept coastal cliffs and exposed small islands they adapt to conditions and crouch down low among the grasses. The stems are hairy at the base but more or less hairless higher up, and they bear large spoon-shaped lower leaves with progressively smaller toothed leaves that clasp the stems further up. The flowers are typically between 2.5 cm and 5 cm in diameter, each with up to 40 white ray florets (bearing the outer 'petals' as they are often loosely termed). Propagation is mainly by seed, although on disturbed poor soils Ox-eye Daisies act as pioneers and can also spread via rhizomes, at least until other rank vegetation takes over.