Leucanthemella serotina

In autumn, a display of clean-white flowers is a rare sight in the border and the autumn ox-eye daisy is a useful antidote to the predominant asters and helianthus. It starts flowering in early October and produces sprays of large, chalk-white daisies with narrow petals and attractive green-yellow centres. The strong stems need no staking and although a passenger in the border for much of the year, it remains tidy, even in wet, windy weather. The flowers are also good for cutting. Split clumps every three to four years to keep vigour and replant into improved soil. AGM*.

Height 1.8m. Origin Eastern Europe into central Asia. Conditions Good soil; full sun. Hardiness RHS H7, USDA 4a-9b. Season Autumn.