Leucanthemum vulgare
Marguerite
Common names: Meadow Daisy, Common Daisy, White Daisy
Photo: Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public Domain · Source
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Description
The Meadow Daisy is the quintessential summer flower, featuring simple white rays around a sunny yellow center. It blooms from May to July on every sparse meadow. It is an important food source for countless wild bees, beetles, and butterflies, and it readily self-seeds. In a natural garden it is indispensable.
Care instructions
Sow the daisy from April (week 16) directly into the bed or plant it in a sunny spot with well‑drained, rather lean soil, too much fertilizer will cause it to wilt. Water only during prolonged dry periods. After flowering (July, week 29) cut back the plant to encourage a second bloom and prevent excessive self‑seeding. Every few years divide the clumps in spring.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, well-drained, lean, lime-loving
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Carrotcelery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCoriander and 19 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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