Leucanthemum ‘Macaroon’

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Must be booked by week 46 to receive vernalized material in spring of the following year.

The perfect little “cookie”, Leucanthemum 'Macaroon' forms a low, tight mound only 13″ tall and is well-branched with many stems. The double flowers start out yellow and open to bi-color white with yellow centers, then, when fully mature are white with gold centers. Charming and useful in containers, edges and in mass.

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 14″ / 20″ / 20″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August

Common Name	Dwarf Shasta Daisy
Family	Asteraceae
Genus	Leucanthemum
species	x superbum
Plant Type	Perennial
US Patent #	PP26905
EU Grant #	EU46788
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?	Forms a low tight mound with bi-color flowers.
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)	14" / 20" / 20"
Soil (Garden)	Average, well drained soils.
Water (Garden)	Average
Special Uses	Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant
Comments	--

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