Shasta daisy - KPU Plant DB

Scientific Name:

Leucanthemum x superbum

Pronunciation:

loo-KAN-thuh-mum ex soo-PUR-bum

Common Name:

Shasta daisy

Family Name:

Asteraceae

Plant Type:

Herbaceous perennial

Key ID Features:

Basal leaves lanceolate with serrated margins, 20-30cm long, dark green, fleshy; stem leaves sessile, lanceolate, 8-15cm long x 1-3 cm wide; flower heads solitary, 8-10cm wide, ray florets white, disc florets yellow.

Habit:

Arching, Dense, Open, Spreading

Form:

Mounded, Oval - vertical

Texture:

Medium

Mature Height:

0.7 - 1.3m

Mature Spread:

0.6 - 1.0m

Growth Rate:

Fast

Origin:

Garden origin (L. vulgare x L. maximum x L. lacustre x Nipponanthemum nipponicum)

Hardiness Rating:

Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)

Exposure:

Full sun

Soil/Growing Medium:

Well-drained

Water Use:

Moderate

Landscape Uses:

Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Perennial border, Summer interest

Additional Info:

Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include L. 'Aglaia', L. 'Snowcap', and L. 'Wirral Pride'.

Leaf Morphology:

Glossary

Form:

Lobed

Arrangement:

Alternate

Texture/Venation:

Soft flexible, Pinnate venation

Surfaces:

Glabrous, Lustrous

Colour in Fall:

Green

Shapes:

Lanceolate, Oblanceolate

Apices:

Acute

Bases:

Oblique (uneven), Truncate

Margins:

Dentate, Serrate

Inflorescence Type:

Head (capitulum)

Flower Morphology:

Flowers perfect

Corolla Shape:

Ligulate

Ovary Position:

Inferior

Colour (petals):

Showy, White

Flower Scent:

Unpleasant

Flower Time at Peak:

Jun, Jul, Aug

Fruit Type:

Achene, Aborted (hybrids) or absent

Fruit Colour:

Brown

Fruiting Time:

Aug, Sep, Oct

Additional Info:

Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Organ Modifications:

Storage tap root

Propagation:

Seed, Division - below ground parts

Maintenance:

Low

Other:

Cut back after flowering and divide clumps as needed few years

Pest Susceptibility:

Aphids or adelgids, Crown rot, Earwigs, Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mites, Wilt (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)

Course(s):

HORT 1155
Level 1 Apprenticeship

Location(s):

(AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : cv. Agaia
(GAZ) GAZebo
(GAZN) GAZebo North
(GRB) GRass Bed : cv. Snowcap
(JPL) Juglans PLanting
(WDH) Wark-Dumais House

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