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Jun 29, 2024 · The Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) features white blooms and comes in a variety of plant sizes. Learn how to care for these hardy perennials.
The cheerful Shasta daisy is a classic perennial. It looks similar to the familiar roadside field daisy but has larger and more robust blooms. Here’s how to grow Shasta daisies in your garden!
Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) is a hybrid flowering perennial named for Mount Shasta in California where it was developed, and for the snowy white petals. The cheerful flowers are characterized by rays of petals surrounding a sunny yellow center.
Apr 25, 2024 · Learn how to grow Shasta daisy, a garden favorite that comes in different sizes and various degrees of double blooms.
Introduced to the garden world in 1901, the Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum ×superbum) is a hybrid combining the best qualities of the oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), English field daisy (Leucanthemum maximum) and Portuguese field daisy (Leucanthemum lacustre).
Shasta daisies are the garden’s unassuming (and drought-resistant) crowd-pleasers. Garden designer Troy Rhone shares a bit of daisy history, his favorite shasta daisy varieties, companion plants for shasta daisies, and how to take care of daisies.
Apr 7, 2023 · How to Grow Shasta Daisies. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9, Shasta daisies are robust, easy perennials to grow. They bloom in the summer, from July to September, and are low maintenance. Plant in full sun for loads of blinding-white flowers with sunny centers. Partial shade is okay in hot climates.
Mar 17, 2022 · Chrysanthemum Maximum (AKA Shasta daisy) is a very popular wild flower that will grow in all regions of North America. Very easy to grow planted in spring or fall in almost any soil. Shasta Daisy is a perennial planting growing in USDA zones 3 - 9 and reaches a height of 32 inches.
What is a Shasta daisy? Known botanically as Leucanthemum x superbum, the Shasta daisy is a hybrid between the European oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), the Nippon daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum), and two other species (L. maximum and L. lacustre).
Jun 29, 2021 · Grow shasta daisy in any reasonable soil, in full sun or light shade. Keep watered until established and feed and mulch annually. Stake tall-growing varieties in spring and remove faded flower stems during summer. Cut back dead growth to the ground anytime during autumn to early spring.
