ox-eye daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
RHS Plants for Pollinators
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, meadows, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. White petals surround a yellow center in spring and summer, and butterflies and bees visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. You can grow it with little care.
Pairs well with Caradonna sage, Common poppy, and Purple Sensation ornamental onion.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Altay, and 14 more places. See all 18
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Sardegna, Sicilia, Tadzhikistan, Tuva, Türkiye, and Yakutiya.