Common Name | Yellow Shasta Daisy |
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Family | Asteraceae |
Genus | Leucanthemum |
species | x superbum |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP27037 |
EU Grant # | EU46786 |
Bloom Time | June, July, August |
Flower Color | White, Yellow |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | Pom pom type yellow flowers on a dense, upright mound. Best pom-pom yellow flower. Great habit and vigor. Flowers first year. |
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) | 19" / 19" / 22" |
Soil (Garden) | Average, well drained soils. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | Award Winners, Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant |
Comments | Won Greenhouse Grower's "People's Choice" award for perennial of the year. 100% winter survival at University of Minnesota 2016. |
Leucanthemum ‘Luna’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Must be booked by week 46 to receive vernalized material in spring of the following year. |
Proves the moon is out! Showy, pom-poms of double flowers rest atop a dense, upright, mound of foliage. Flowers bloom yellow, then gradually change to a two-toned yellow and finally finish white. Flowers stay yellow for two weeks or longer in Oregon, unlike other “yellows” that fade in a matter of days. Use in mixed beds and mass plantings.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 19″ / 19″ / 22″
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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