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, disk 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:
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:
Leaf Morphology:
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
- (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GRB) GRass Bed : cv. Snowcap
- (JPL) Juglans PLanting
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House