Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum maximum (Leucanthemum maximum)
Common Name: Shasta daisy Type of Plant: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape clumping, spreading plant with coarse leathery foliage and large daisy-like flowers Height 2' - 4' Spread 2' - 4' Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade in hot, inland valleys Soil prefers a light, fast-draining soil Hardiness hardy: all zones Morphology: Leaves spatulate to lanceolate, to 1' long, with long winged petiole on lower leaves, becoming sessile in upper leaves Flowers head, about 2" - 4" across, white ray flowers, yellow disk flowers Fruit head of small woody capsules Propagation: division, seed Usage: excellent cut flowers, good in borders, perennial beds, cottage gardens Landscape Care: Watering needs regular watering, especially during bloom Fertilizing balanced, liquid fertilizer, once in spring and once in summer Pruning cut old flowers to prolong bloom Pests/Diseases snails and slugs, root gall, nematodes, aphids Special Conditions/Other divide clumps every 2 to 3 years Origin: Pyrenees Moutains, Spain Family: Compositae Notes: |
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