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Hi, does anyone know the proper name for the 'giant daisies' you see alot of at this time of year? And can you buy their seeds in gardening centres? Thanks.




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The wild ones on verges are Oxeye Daisies, Leucanthemum vulgare. You can get seeds from native plants specialists.

10 Jun, 2016

 

Brilliant. Many thanks

10 Jun, 2016

 

I bought mine off ebay

10 Jun, 2016

 

There are lots of different garden varieties of various heights as well, including some nice lemon ones.

10 Jun, 2016

 

Thanks everyone.

10 Jun, 2016

 

Is it just me or does anyone else think the big daisies smell of feet?

11 Jun, 2016

 

Must be honest, I've never actually thought of smelling them! Will definitely have a sniff the next time I see one though.

11 Jun, 2016

 

Hi, Cammomile, no it's not just you, years ago we used to call them dog daisies, becausethey smelt like dog dirt, and they could never be used as cut flowers, Derek.

11 Jun, 2016

 

Gosh, I never knew why they were called dog daisies!

11 Jun, 2016

 

Dog was a term that implied lowly/common in medieval times and according to my biology teacher that is the etymology derivation of dog rose, dog violet etc. The dogs were curs apparently.

11 Jun, 2016

 

Hi Sbg, that isn't why we called them dog daisies, it was the smell of the flowers, lol, Derek.

11 Jun, 2016

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