Mr Fothergills Wildflower Garden - Chrysanthemum Ox Eye Dai

Leucanthemum vulgare One of summers real delights, popular and easy to grow! A classic for sunny borders and wild areas. Excellent cut flower, attracts butterflies and bees. An easy to grow perennial with rich, deep green foliage and masses of crisp white, daisy-like flowers, each with a central yellow eye, produced in abundance in late spring and early summer. Specifications Height: 60cm/24in Plant Class: Hardy Perennial (HP) Habit: Bushy, Medium CAUTION: May cause skin allergy Flowers: June-August, the following year 1 packet (750 Seeds) Sowing Guide: Sow indoors for surest results, March-May, 0.5cm (¼) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a cool windowsill. Seedlings usually appear in 14-42 days. Transplant seedlings, 5cm (2) apart, to further trays when large enough to handle. Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into well-drained soil, May-October, 25cm (10) apart. Or, sow outdoors, March-May or September-October, in a seed bed, into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2) apart, before planting out to flowering position in spring or autumn.