Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Buphthalmum speciosa
Common Name: Ox Eye
Description | A large growing perennial growing best in moist, well drained soil. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, semi shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | moist, well drained |
Flowers | yellow, daisy-like, thin ray flowers, borne in a loose raceme |
Leaves | basal leaves 14-16 inches across, stem leaves smaller |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | 4-6 feet |
Maintenance | cut back after they decline, usually after flowering |
Propagation | seeds, division |
Native Site | mountainous areas in southern Europe, the Ukraine, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Turkey |
Misc Facts | (syn Telekia speciosa) |
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