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; leaves narrow with sparsely serrate margins; heads with white ray florets have slight lobes in the ends of the petals, disc florets bright yellow.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
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:
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Obovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Decurrent
Margins:
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:
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
