Leucanthemum ‘Paladin’

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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.

A Shasta with a twist: unique blooms, so ruffled and layered – they resemble an Elizabethan collar. Fill your customers' gardens with these superb flowers on stiff, upright stems. It produces so many crowns; it will fill your containers in no time. Enjoy months of elegant blooms outdoors or use them as cut flowers. No unpleasant scent!

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 20″ / 24″ / 26″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August

Common Name	Shasta daisy
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Leucanthemum
species	x superbum
Plant Type	Perennial
US Patent #	PP21844
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?	It has a great habit, is very floriferous, re-blooming, and almost scentless.
Landscape Value	Mass planting, mixed bed, Equally at home in the garden border, container, or cutting bouquet!
Most Active Growing Season	Spring
Persistence	Deciduous
Size (HT/W/FL HT)	20" / 24" / 26"
Soil (Garden)	Average, well drained soils.
Water (Garden)	Average
Special Uses	Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant
Comments	Does not need staking if planted out in lean Soil (Garden) with low nutrition. Cut back after bloom to encourage re-bloom.

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