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WILD FLOWER OX EYE DAISY 3 GRAMS LEUCANTHEMUM VULGARE
A familiar and attractive grassland perennial found in meadows, grass verges and railway embankments. It flourishes in well drained poor to medium rich soils. The 12—18in plants produce a single flower of white petals surrounding a yellow eye between late may and early Sep. The plant spreads via seeding producing up to 400 seeds per flower head. In dense meadows it will need other aggressive species kept in check and will benefit from scarifying on a bi-annual basis.
The open flower heads of Ox-eye daisy attract a large range of pollinating insects particularly bees, butterflies and hoverflies.
· For cultivation under cover for more formal planting the following year sow in Aug / Sep.
· Sow finely in trays and barely cover with temperature between 15-20C. Do not exclude light.
· Germination in 15-30 days in correct conditions.
· When large enough to handle transplant to trays, grow on, gradually hardening off planting out in spring after all danger of frost has passed.
· If deadheaded you will get a second flush of blooms
· For meadows and drifts of colour the seed can be broadcast sown.
· Scatter seed extremely thinly on clear broken soil from Mar to May or if in a grassed area the ground must be scarified to reduce competition and well watered in.
· Allow the plants to set seed before cutting down or disturbing the area. Mowing / cutting down in late autumn will aid growth the following year.
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Licensing
We are fully Registered, licensed and inspected by both the Soil association for Organic certified seeds and APHA who are the DEFRA's licensing body for seed packaging / marketing. All of our seeds far exceed the quality standards as laid out in the The Seed (Registration, Licensing and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2002 (as Amended) where applicable.
DEFRA licence no. 07274
Soil association Licence no. AP22387
Product Notes
The majority of our seed are now supplied in quality clearly labelled foils to ensure the freshness of seeds. A small number will be in sealed Ziplock pouches dues to seed size. Note cultivation advice is not attached on packets supplied as this allows us to keep packaging to a minimum and supply such high counts of quality seed at a fraction of high street prices. Full cultivation is provided above which can be copied or printed for those that require them.
Germination notes
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY - Please note seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such as proper planting time, seed depth, and type of soil, watering, proper use of fertilizers, weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media.
Although we do everything possible to get seeds to you in the best possible condition and will provide as much help as possible, these factors are totally outside of our control and once you receive the seeds its over to you. Consequently, we can take no responsibility for the suitability to your local conditions of any variety offered, the indicative cultivation advice provided or ultimately the varieties performance. As such you should seek local advice to carefully ensure your local conditions and the time of season are appropriate to the variety purchased.
