Oxeye Daisy
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is part of the daisy family and also known as Dog Daisy. It is an aggressive, perennial broadleaf weed, and smothers turf and chokes it out.
Jerry Spencer 
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is part of the daisy family and also known as Dog Daisy. It is an aggressive, perennial broadleaf weed, and forms dense stands that smothers turf and chokes it out.
In Australia, Oxeye Daisy is found in NSW, ACT, VIC, SA and TAS.
After you read this, you will be able to:
- Identify Oxeye Daisy or Dog Daisy.
- Know what conditions favour Dog Daisy or Leucanthemum vulgare.
- Know the best options to control it.
Why is Oxeye Daisy a Weed?
- This weed produces a large numbers of seeds. It also regrows from rhizomes. These reasons make is hard to control.
- It is a host for Root-knot nematodes.
- It spreads rapidly, and forms dense infestations.
- This weed thrives in disturbed areas. Once it establishes it then aggressively invades the surrounding areas.
- Dense stands outcompete other plants, and this causes soil erosion. It also depletes soil organic matter when the above ground plant parts die.
What weeds reveal about soil conditions is in our blog on indicator weeds. It grows in soils with low soil P, and high K and Mg.
