Daisy seeds UK: which plant the packet actually is
Updated: 21 October 2026
You have typed daisy seeds into amazon.co.uk and the packets that come back do not grow the same plant. One is a meadow oxeye, one is a low English daisy, and the others are a summer carpet, a pot annual, a wall fleabane, or an unnamed gerbera. Daisy seeds UK, in the set on the [Daisy seeds](/hub/seeds-and-plants/daisy-seeds) comparison, means choosing the job before the brand. Prices in these files run from about £2.95 to about £5.99. A star average is not a germination test, and links to Amazon are affiliate links.
You have typed daisy seeds into amazon.co.uk and the packets that come back do not grow the same plant.
You have typed daisy seeds into amazon.co.uk and the packets that come back do not grow the same plant. One is a meadow oxeye, one is a low English daisy, and the others are a summer carpet, a pot annual, a wall fleabane, or an unnamed gerbera. Daisy seeds UK, in the set on the Daisy seeds comparison, means choosing the job before the brand. Prices in these files run from about £2.95 to about £5.99. A star average is not a germination test, and links to Amazon are affiliate links.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Species | Stated height | Seed count | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  JustSeed JustSeed oxeye daisy, 3 g | Leucanthemum vulgare | 65 cm | 9,000 seeds, 3 g | 7.4 | about £4.25 | View offer |
 Generic Nika English daisy Pomponette | Bellis perennis Pomponette | 15 cm | 450, 3,000 or 300 | 3.6 | about £2.95 | View offer | |
 DAMAVAND PRO Damavand Livingstone daisy | Dorotheanthus bellidiformis | 10–15 cm | Bullets 2,000. Pieces field 1 | 3.4 | about £3.99 | View offer |
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Six plants, one search
The word daisy on these nine listings covers six plants. Oxeye is Leucanthemum vulgare, a native perennial the RHS lists at up to 90 cm. English daisy is Bellis perennis, about 10 cm, and the only packet here is Pomponette, a double bedding strain. Livingstone daisy is sold as Dorotheanthus bellidiformis. The RHS name is Cleretum bellidiforme, hardiness H3, so a British frost ends it. Swan River daisy is Brachycome iberidifolia, a half-hardy annual. Mexican fleabane is Erigeron karvinskianus Profusion, for walls and gravel. The two gerbera packets say gerbera and stop: no species, no series, no seed count.
JustSeed oxeye states 65 cm and Pomponette states 15 cm, and both can appear under a search for daisy. The oxeye daisy or English daisy page takes the two natives apart.
Meadow, edge, or one summer
For a sunny meadow on bare soil, the oxeye packets are JustSeed at about £4.25, Mr Fothergill's at about £3.79, and Damavand at about £3.19. JustSeed prints Leucanthemum vulgare, 3 g and 9,000 seeds. Mr Fothergill's prints 750 seeds and flowers the year after sowing, without the Latin name. Damavand prints the Latin name, 2 g and 6,000 seeds, and 40 cm, with a care line that says Dry Clean. The top pick is JustSeed, because the name, the single count, and 4.2 from 606 reviews line up. That file still includes blank pots.
For a low edge, the only match is Nika Pomponette at about £2.95, a 15 cm biennial. For a wall, JustSeed erigeron at about £4.15 is about 100 seeds, and the UK reviews are mostly failed sowings. For one summer, Livingstone daisy and Swan River daisy are the named annuals. The gerbera packets do not name a species. Those summer plants sit on tender daisy annuals.
What the listing must agree with itself on
After the species, check that the packet states one seed count. JustSeed oxeye says 9,000 seeds and 3 g, and those figures agree. Pomponette states 450, 3,000, and 300, and one UK review counted about 220. Swan River daisy states 1,500, 120, and 300. Livingstone bullets say 2,000 seeds and the pieces field says 1. The gerbera files state no count.
The £2.95 packets are cheaper, and their counts clash, which is why there is no best-value badge. The Livingstone listing prints USDA zone 3, while the RHS rates that plant H3. The gerbera bullets say cold-hardy, and they do not name Everlast or Garvinea.
What a packet is not
A flower packet is not certified farm seed. The Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, regulation 4, do not apply to seed intended for ornamental plants. The 1999 ornamental rules still expect satisfactory germination and identity, and that is not a percentage on these listings. JustSeed's line Defra Registered 7291 was not checked on a public register here, so it is not treated as proof. Oxeye and Bellis were not on the Schedule 9 tables checked. They are native. That does not let you dig wild plants or sow on land you do not own.
A blank pot after one sowing is not automatically a fault under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. An empty packet, or seedlings that are obviously a different species, is a complaint to the seller.
Common questions
Are oxeye and the lawn daisy the same seed?
No. Oxeye is Leucanthemum vulgare, a meadow perennial the RHS lists at up to 90 cm. The lawn daisy is Bellis perennis, to about 10 cm. In this set the oxeye packets are JustSeed, Mr Fothergill's, and Damavand. The only English daisy is Nika Pomponette, a 15 cm bedding double, not the wild single.
Is Livingstone daisy hardy through a UK winter?
The RHS rates Cleretum bellidiforme as H3. Treat it as a half-hardy annual and plant it out after the last frost. The Damavand listing prints USDA zone 3, which is not a UK hardiness rating. A separate Mr Fothergill's Livingstone packet, not this ASIN, calls survival of a frosty night a myth. The one pleased review on the Damavand file does not describe a winter.
Why do two packets both say gerbera and give no seed count?
The packets at about £5.88 and £5.99 are both UIOYEWRG. Neither file names a species, a series, or a piece count. The colour fields say I and G, and the unit count is 1.0. There is no review line. The bullets claim a cold-hardy perennial. The RHS series Everlast and Garvinea are not the names on these packets, so that claim cannot be checked.
Does a star rating mean the seed will come up?
No. Stars are what buyers clicked, not a germination percentage. JustSeed oxeye is 4.2 from 606, and the first 50 UK reviews include both trays of seedlings and blank pots. Erigeron Profusion is 3.2 from 64, and the written reviews are mostly failures. Swan River daisy and both gerbera packets have no review line at all.
Can I sow oxeye into the lawn I already have?
The RHS says sowing meadow seed into existing turf rarely works. One JustSeed review that tried a lawn saw nothing. You need bare, sunny soil. Bellis already lives in many lawns as the short daisy.
Related pages
Sources
Sources taken from the research digest. Listings were checked in October 2026.
- RHS — Leucanthemum vulgare (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — How to sow a wildflower patch (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Bellis perennis (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Cleretum bellidiforme (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Gerberas growing guide (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — How to grow erigeron (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Seed Marketing Regulations 2011, regulation 4 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- The Marketing of Ornamental Plant Propagating Material Regulations 1999 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Woodland Trust — Oxeye daisy (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Schedule 9 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RHS — Brachyscome iberidifolia (retrieved 21.10.2026)