Green Sea-Oxeye-Daisy
Borrichia arborescens
Green Sea-Oxeye-Daisy is native from Biscayne National Park down through the Florida Keys. It is naturally found near salt marshes where it grows from commonly three, yet up to five feet tall.
Both the green and silver Sea-Oxeye-Daisy have leaves that can be eaten raw, yet are not tasty. Click for more info. Still, it is nice to know they are not poisonous if eaten in moderation.
Butterflies, bees and other pollinators visit the flowers. Donna and I have observed painted buntings eating the seeds of the silver species up in Jacksonville during the summer.
Green Sea-Oxeye-Daisy grows in a large clump that doesn’t run off the way the silver species does. It fills with yellow flowers throughout the spring and summer and has succulent leaves. This makes a great background plant for a sunny butterfly garden.
Plant with Scorpiontail, Silver Sea-Oxeye-Daisy, Sea Lavender, Chapman’s Cassia and Chapman’s Goldenrod, Key Lily, Coontie, Salvia, Giant Leather fern, Seaside Goldenrod and Beach Elder. Many lower species of wildflowers can be planted below. Sunshine Mimosa, Beach Verbena, Dune Sunflower, Twinflower, Pineland Petunia, Seaside Joyweed and Spiderwort are just a few.