Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Tall white-and-yellow daisy of native flower meadows. The visual signature of midsummer grassland and a workhorse of meadow pollinator support.

Hardiness ratings

Oxeye daisy hardiness across the four zone systems
SystemRatingTemperature rangeHow to read it
USDA hardiness zone Zone 3–8 −40 °C to −6.7 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
RHS hardiness rating H7 down to −20 °C Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance
Canadian plant hardiness zone Zone 3–8 −34 °C to −1 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone
Australian (ANBG) zone Zone 1–5 −15 °C to 10 °C Plant tolerates down to this zone

Growing notes

  • Host plant for bees, hoverflies and numerous small moths
  • Peaks in June — the visual signal that flower meadow season has reached its height
  • Drought tolerant and an excellent first-year structural plant in new wildflower meadows

Categories

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Reference

Oxeye daisy on Wikipedia