Ox Eye Daisy Leucanthemum Vulgare
Cultivation Advice Ox Eye Daisy Leucanthemum Vulgare
- For cultivation under cover for more formal planting the following year sow in Aug / Sep.
- Sow finely in trays and barely cover with temperature between 15-20C. Do not exclude light.
- Germination in 15-30 days in correct conditions.
- When large enough to handle transplant to trays, grow on, gradually hardening off planting out in spring after all danger of frost has passed.
- If deadheaded you will get a second flush of blooms
- For meadows and drifts of colour the seed can be broadcast sown.
- Scatter seed extremely thinly on clear broken soil from Mar to May or if in a grassed area the ground must be scarified to reduce competition and well watered in.
- Allow the plants to set seed before cutting down or disturbing the area. Mowing / cutting down in late autumn will aid growth the following
