Mr Fothergill's Wildflower Garden - Chrysanthemum Ox Eye Daisy Seeds

Leucanthemum vulgare

One of summer's real delights, popular and easy to grow!
A classic for sunny borders and wild areas. Excellent cut flower, attracts butterflies and bees.

An easy to grow perennial with rich, deep green foliage and masses of crisp white, daisy-like flowers, each with a central yellow eye, produced in abundance in late spring and early summer.

Specifications

• Height: 60cm/24in
• Plant Class: Hardy Perennial (HP)
• Habit: Bushy, Medium
• CAUTION: May cause skin allergy
• Flowers: June-August, the following year
• 1 packet (750 Seeds)

Sowing Guide:

Sow indoors for surest results, March-May, 0.5cm (¼") deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a cool windowsill.

Seedlings usually appear in 14-42 days. Transplant seedlings, 5cm (2") apart, to further trays when large enough to handle. Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem.

Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into well-drained soil, May-October, 25cm (10") apart.

Or, sow outdoors, March-May or September-October, in a seed bed, into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart, before planting out to flowering position in spring or autumn.