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Oxeye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
Also known as: Moon daisy, Dog daisy
Family: Asteraceae
30 to 60 cm tall
Meadows, banks, path edges
Flowering: May – September
Full sun
Part shade
Very hardy, to -20°C
❓ How do you recognise this plant?
The large white flower with a yellow centre that you pluck petal by petal, saying 'he/she loves me, a little, a lot...'.
🍃 Leaves
Basal in a rosette, cut into rounded teeth; those on the stem narrower
🌸 Flowers
Large white flower head with a yellow centre, solitary at the end of the stem
🍎 Fruits
Small ribbed achenes without a pappus
🪵 Bark
Upright herbaceous stem, little branched
🗺️ Distribution
Europe, temperate Asia; very common in meadows in France.
🐝 Value for pollinators
Large white flower heads much visited by a wide diversity of insects: bees, hoverflies, butterflies and beetles.
✂️ Horticultural uses
Flowering meadows, perennial beds, borders, classic cut flower of the cottage garden.
⚠️ Possible toxicity
No known toxicity.
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