Buphthalmum
ASTERACEAE/COMPOSITAE

Herbaceous Perennial

Buphthalmum. salicifolium is an easy to grow perennial plant suitable for most garden soils, including chalk. It produces an abundance of bright-yellow, daisy-like flowers, which almost hide the foliage, from early Summer though to Autumn. The willowy leaves are dark-green. 
   

Varieties: -

Buphthalmum. salicifolium
[Yellow Oxeye]




Buphthalmum. speciosum

 


 

Cultivation: -

Grow in poor soil in full sun or partial shade.

 

Propagation: -

Sow seed in the cold frame during Spring.

Divide mature plants in early Spring.

 

Fully Hardy

Pests & Diseases: -

 

 

This page was last updated on 20/06/2005

 

 

 

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