Common Name | Dwarf Shasta Daisy |
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Family | Asteraceae |
Genus | Leucanthemum |
species | x superbum |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP24260 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | June, July, August |
Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | 2/3 smaller than 'Daisy May' with more petals! No need for PGRs. |
Landscape Value | Mass planting, mixed bed, Equally at home in the garden border, container, or front of the border. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 8" / 20" / 12" |
Soil (Garden) | Average, well drained soils. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant |
Comments | -- |
Leucanthemum ‘Bridal Bouquet’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
What bride wouldn't be happy to bring in a bouquet like this: lightly ruffled, double, broad petaled white flowers which are bright yellow when they first emerge. Habit is super compact and the blooms don't have that “Shasta smell.”
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 8″ / 20″ / 12″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
EC | 1.0 – 1.2 |
pH | 5.5 – 6.8 |
Fertility Needs | 50 – 100 ppm |
Notes | Facultative long day plant. Recommend vernalization of 8 weeks at temperatures below 45° F. |
Finish Time to 4″ | 6 – 8 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | 10 – 12 weeks |
Day Length for Flowering | Facultative Long Day |
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