Oxeye Daisy's real name is Leucanthemum vulgare..now if you had a name like that you would probably change it! Oxeye Daisy will grow almost anywhere, I wanted just a sprinkling of them along our front driveway. I planted half a dozen plants...they don't stay put..their seeds go everywhere. Over the years they have moved down the road toward my Perennial Gardens. Alas... I have finally discovered why one reference said " The Oxeye Daisy is often grown in flower gardens, from which it may escape." Escape..you betcha it does ..it escapes running with wild abandon! Many States consider it a noxious weed. I read recently that the State of North Carolina actually does plantings of it.I like the whole Asteraceae Family of plants, and these little daisy's are no exception.
If the Deer shear them off at ground level, they just become shorter more compact plants with lots more flowers to enjoy..and then of course much more seed to spread.
Thanks to Martha for hosting the A-Z Challenge! :)
daisies are my favorite flower...and these are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and perfect for your O photo :-)
ReplyDeletePS - I had to take far guy off my "follow" list becuase it connects to tons and tons of articles that post automatically on my dashboard. Let him know it's nothing personal!
I will tell him Martha! You can always get to him from my page on the right side is his link. Sorry to hear you had problem. I don't follow him..well you know what I mean! I hardly ever look at my dashboard..I probably should:)
ReplyDeletelove the daisy pictures - my daisys don't do as well as yours.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing a field of daisies but don't think I'll be planting them in my gardens if they spread like that. I'll stick to looking at yours.
ReplyDeleteOxeye Daisy, I had no idea. I just love daisy though! Great O!
ReplyDeleteLove your photo and learning about the beautiful little daisy. I have bright yellow ones right now in my kitchen.
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