LEUCANTHEMUM 'SNOWCAP'~LIVE PLANT~HARDY PERENNIAL FLOWERS~LATE-SUMMER BLOOM

Description: BUY IT NOW!!! PRICE BREAK ON QUANTITY!!!1 PLANT * 3 PLANTS * 6 PLANTS OR 12 PLANTS Common Name: Shasta daisy Type: Herbaceous perennial Family: Asteraceae Zone: 5 to 9 Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet Spread: 0.75 to 1.00 feet Bloom Time: July to September Bloom Description: White rays with yellow center Sun: Full sun Water: Dry to medium Maintenance: Low Flower: Showy, Good Cut Attracts: Butterflies Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Dry Soil Culture Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Good soil drainage is essential. Wet soils in winter can be fatal. Tolerates some light shade, particularly in hot summer climates or when plants are being grown in dryish soils. Remove spent flower heads to promote additional bloom. Divide clumps as needed (every 2-3 years) to maintain vigor. Plants are somewhat short-lived. Consider cutting stems back to basal leaves after flowering to preserve plant energies and perhaps prolong plant life. 'Snowcap' has compact form that enables it to resist difficult weather conditions better than taller cultivars. Noteworthy Characteristics Leucanthemum × superbum, commonly called Shasta daisy, is a hybrid developed by Luther Burbank (1849-1926) in the 1890s near snow covered Mt. Shasta in northern California. Burbank crossed L. vulgare (European oxeye daisy), L. maximum (Pyrenees chrysanthemum), L. lacustre (Portuguese field daisy) and Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Japanese field daisy) to produce Leucanthemum × superbum which was given the common name of Shasta daisy. This hybrid typically grows to 2-3' tall with a spread to 18" wide. Leucanthemums were formerly included in the genus Chrysanthemum. Genus name comes from the Greek leukos meaning white and anthemum meaning flower in reference to the white flowers of some species. The hybrid name superbum means superb. 'Snowcap' is a compact Shasta daisy cultivar that grows to 15-18" tall with a spread to 12" wide. Large, single daisies (to 4" diameter) bloom profusely throughout summer (July to September) on stiff flowering stems rising above a medium to dark green basal rosette of narrow, coarsely-toothed, short-petioled, oblanceolate leaves (to 12" long). Each flower has bright white rays surrounding a bright golden yellow center disk. Narrow, coarsely-toothed, much shorter, sessile stem leaves are lanceolate. 'Snowcap' was introduced by Alan Bloom of Blooms of Bressingham in the 1980s. Problems Leucanthemums generally have some susceptibility to verticillium wilt, leaf spots and stem rots. Aphids, leaf miners and mites are occasional visitors. Uses Shasta daisies provide long-lasting summer bloom and are mainstays of the perennial border, cottage garden and cutting garden. Rock gardens. Containers.

Price: 8.39 USD

Location: Hayden, Idaho

End Time: 2024-09-05T01:55:06.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD

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Common Name: Shasta Daisy

Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor

Color: Green, White, Yellow

Growth Habit: Clumping

Soil Type: Loam, Clay

Brand: DPgardens

Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Summer

Plant Form: Bare Root

Type: Sun garden plant, Perennial plants, Rock Garden Plant, Drought tolerant plant, Butterfly Garden Plant, Hardy Perennial Plant, Herb garden plant, Cottage Garden Plant, Deer Resistant plant, Fall Blooming Plant

Growth Stage: Live Plant, Growing in a 2.5" Pot

Watering: Medium

Genus: Leucanthemum

Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun

Features: Cold Resistant, Fast Growing, Flowering, Perennial, Potted

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States