Shasta Daisy
Chrysanthemum maximum (formerly Chrysanthemum X superbum). ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Shasta Daisy
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Shasta daisy in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of Shasta daisy
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for Shasta daisy
- Season of bloom and planting time for Shasta daisy
- When, how deep, and where to plant Shasta daisy
- How to plant Shasta daisy
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of Shasta daisy
- Landscape and container uses of Shasta daisy
- Comments about Shasta daisy and its features
Growing Shasta Daisy
Many hybrid cultivars of upright, mounding, deciduous perennial herbs, 2–3 ft. (60–90 cm) tall. Leathery to shiny, textured, deep green, oval to lance-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves, to 1 ft. (30 cm) long.
Common cultivars include plants with classic, double, or unusual flower forms. Dwarf cultivars available.
See also Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum species, and Florist’s Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Mostly showy, cream, white, sometimes double, fringed, or quilled flowers, 2–6 in. (5–15 cm) wide, with gold centers, in late spring–autumn.
Best Climates
Hardy. Zones 4–10.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist to damp, well-drained soil. Fertility: Rich–average. 7.0 p.H.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun to partial shade, 2 ft. (60 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep moist until established; drought tolerant thereafter. Fertilize annually in spring. Stake tall cultivars. Protect from heat. Propagate by division, seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, backgrounds, beds, borders in cottage, natural gardens. Good for cutting. Long blooming. Nematode, slug, snail and gall susceptible.