Ox-eye Daisy

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Ox-eye Daisy outdoors around your last frost date. Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Common bean
  

  Common beanGreat pair

  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common bean
  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ox-eye Daisy feeds on
  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
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  Painted Lady Runner Bean
  

  Painted Lady Runner BeanGreat pair

  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Painted Lady Runner Bean
  • ❧Painted Lady Runner Bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ox-eye Daisy feeds on
  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
• Great pair

  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips that attack Peanut
  • ❧Peanut fixes nitrogen in the soil that Ox-eye Daisy feeds on
  • ❧Ox-eye Daisy draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Ox-eye Daisy

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Low · Height: 70 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor to average — tolerates chalk