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Chrysanthemum leucanthemum |
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| Common name |
ox-eye daisy |
| Family |
asteraceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
white/yellow (spring) |
| Size |
2-3' |
| Light |
sun |
I hesitated whether to classify this as a weed or as a garden plant: we purposely allow a stand of them to persist on our back yard island hill, where they probably established themselves from a wildflower seed mix many moons ago. As a weed they are quite effective, spreading by seed and being quite tenacious, earning themselves a place on a few states' noxious weed lists. But there's no denying their simple cheerfulness, and since the daisy was a theme in our wedding, Amy would seek terrible revenge were I to eradicate them - so there they remain, providing traditional yellow-centered white daisies year after year.
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Neil | Jul 29, 2011 | It's nice to not consider this a weed! Its just wonderful! |
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