In message et, Sally
Thompson writes
On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 21:09:07 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote
(in article ):

In message et, Sally
Thompson writes
Earlier this year I sowed a packet of wildflower seeds from Mr Fothergill's.
The seed packet was marked Ox-Eye Daisy (leucanthemum vulgare). I had
originally intended to separate out the seed tray into clumps and plant the
clumps, but when they grew I had a trayful of two obviously different
plants.
I have (with difficulty) separated them into pots of a few of a kind to a
pot, but I just don't know what the two varieties are.

I have posted a picture of each here and wonder if anyone can reassure me
that Image 1 is in fact a form of ox-eye daisy, because the leaves aren't
like the ones we already have, and can tell me what the second plant is?

I'd guess that the second is Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), but I can't
be sure that it's not one of the Mayweeds.

http://www.sallysweb.co.uk/plants.html



You are right, it does look exactly like Yarrow when I look at Google Images,
but since the seeds were meant to be "native grown", I suppose it is more
likely that someone has taken seeds from a Mayweed with a daisy-like flower
than a Yarrow with a very different flower - unless of course they also sell
Yarrow seeds, and have just mixed them up. I cannot find either on their web
site (nor the ox-eye daisy for that matter).

Yarrow is native, and is also cultivated (typically the coloured
selections). In my experience it is commoner in the wild than the
mayweeds, but maybe I don't frequent the right habitats.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley