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Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Photo: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man). Co-attribution must be given to the Chanticleer Garden., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

On the map in 2 countries flower symbol: Denmark, Latvia

Oxeye daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Family: Asteraceae

On our map this plant appears in 2 countries and ranks highest in: Latvia, Denmark.

The oxeye daisy, also called the marguerite, is a perennial with upright stems up to 80 cm tall, toothed leaves and large flower heads with white ray florets around a golden-yellow centre. It flowers from May to July in meadows and pastures, on banks and along roadsides. It prefers sunny, moderately dry and not too fertile sites, which makes it typical of traditionally managed, rarely fertilised meadows. Its flowers are eagerly visited by bees, butterflies and beetles.

Description from: Latvia.

More: Wikipedia (en) Wikipedia (pl) Plants of the World Online (Kew)

Significance in each country

  1. Latvia no. 1 of 8 native

    National flower of Latvia

    The pīpene is Latvia’s national flower and a symbol of the Latvian summer – it flowers most abundantly at Jāņi, the midsummer festival, when women wear wreaths of wild flowers. Daisies also decorate folk costumes, ceramics and souvenirs.

  2. Denmark no. 2 of 8 native

    National flower of Denmark (marguerite)

    The marguerite became a popular national symbol in Denmark thanks to Queen Margrethe II – her name and the flower’s share a common origin, and in the family she was called “Daisy”.