Shasta Daisy
- Botanical Name
- Chrysanthemum x superbum
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 9
- Height
- 1 to 3 feet
- Width
- 2 feet
- Flowers
- Summer thru frost: white with yellow center
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 18 to 24 inches apart
- Good drainage essential for winter hardiness
- Deadhead to prolong bloom
- Divide every 2 to 3 years
- Cut back during rest stage to basal foliage
- Problems
- Rot, leaf spot, plant bug
- Varieties
- Banana Cream - long blooming, 4 to 5 inch creamy yellow flowers
- Alaska - longer lived and hardier, prune for shorter, sturdier plants
- Becky - 3 feet, no staking, Perennial Plant of the Year 2003
- Switzerland - no staking needed
- Snow Lady - All-America Selections, 10 to 18 inches, single white flowers
- Silver Princess - compact, 12 inches, lots of flowers
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