Wildflower named Oxeye Daisy #2
by J McCombie
Title
Wildflower named Oxeye Daisy #2
Artist
J McCombie
Medium
Painting - Photographic
Description
This piece has been featured in the FAA Group "Beauty of this World".
Often confused with the ornamental Shasta daisy, the oxeye daisy has single flowers on branch ends and narrow, divided, upper leaves clasping the stem. Lower leaves are larger, spoon-shaped, and have stalks.
Leucanthemum vulgare, the oxeye daisy, (syn. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum), is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia. It is one of a number of Asteraceae family plants to be called a 'daisy,' and has the vernacular names common daisy, dog daisy, moon daisy, and ox-eye daisy.
It is a perennial herb wildflower 2.5 feet high by 1 foot wide and blooms from late spring to autumn. The small flower head, not larger than 2.0 in, consists of about 20 white ray florets that surround a yellow disc, growing on the end of 1 to 3 ft tall stems. The leaves are dark green on both sides. The basal and middle leaves are petiolate, obovate to spoon-shaped, and serrate to dentate. The upper leaves are shorter, sessile, and borne along the stem. The stem is mostly unbranched. The plant produces an abundant number of flat seeds, without pappus, that remain viable in the soil for 2 to 3 years. It also spreads vegetatively by rhizomes.
Leucanthemum vulgare is widely cultivated and available as a perennial flowering ornamental plant for gardens and designed meadow landscapes. It thrives in a wide range of conditions and can grow in sun to partial shade, and prefers damp soils. There are cultivars, such as 'May Queen' which begins blooming in early spring.
The un-opened flower buds can be marinated and used in a similar way to capers.
The prose game "He loves me, he loves me not" (effeuiller la marguerite in French) is associated with this flower.
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December 11th, 2012
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