Scientific Name:
Leucanthemum vulgare
Pronunciation:
loo-KAN-thuh-mum vul-GAIR-ee
Common Name:
oxeye daisy
Family Name:
Asteraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:
Stems fluted with reddish lines, 60-100cm tall with creeping rhizomes; leaves basal and alternate, most obovate-spatulate, 2.5-10cm long, margin variable, petioles long on basal leaves to absent on upper stem leaves; heads 2-5cm wide, with 12-30 white ray florets have slight lobes in the end of the petal ray, disc florets bright yellow, heads solitary or 2-6(-10) in a corymb-like arrangement on a long peduncle.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (Naturalized In BC)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
n/a
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cuneate, Decurrent
Margins:
Crenate, Entire, Pinnately lobed, Pectinate, Serrate
Additional Info:
spoon-shaped leaves to 10cm long
Inflorescence Type:
Head (capitulum)
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Ligulate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red, Black
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Medium
Other:
Invasive - remove plants before seeds mature and consider planting shasta daisy instead
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
