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Disappointing daisies
I have an area with a lot of different daisys, about 10 clumps of ox-eye. All of them are doughnuts, central ring flat and flowers round the outside. Wondering wether to chop and mulch, chop and divide, or cram more taller plants in to support.
i woudnt know how to divde them, the bottom stems look like a plate of spaghetti!
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This is what some perennials have a habit of doing as they age. Try to take some younger bits from the outside of the 'doughnut' and dig out and discard the woody interior.
Ox eye daisies spread like mad by self seeding so keep a few of the new seedlings and chuck out the old, woody plants.
What i have found is that all daisy seedlings look the same, so i cant tell them from the leucanthmum, shasta, even bellis.
So they dont divide as such? You just take bits from the edges? They are not that old, 3 rd year i think.
I was looking for your easier option a1154 but yes, you can divide but you would still have to get rid of the woody bits. Division is best done in the Autumn.
Ideally plants like this should be lifted and divided every 3 years which lets you keep the vigorous newer stuff and bin the tired, woody, non flowering parts. You will end up with spares you can plant elsewhere or use to increase the size of your clump or swap with friends.