Common Name | Dwarf shasta daisy |
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Family | Asteraceae |
Genus | Leucanthemum |
species | x superbum |
Plant Type | Perennial |
Persistence | Deciduous |
US Patent # | PP22654 |
EU Grant # | EU35720 |
Hardiness Zone | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
Growth Habit | Mounding |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 14" / 20" / 16" |
Finish Time | Fast (4-6 Weeks) |
Bloom Time | June, July, August |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Flowering Season | Spring, Summer, Fall |
Flower Color | White |
Leaf Color | Green |
Soil | Average, well drained soils. |
pH | 5.8 - 6.8 |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Special Uses | Cut Flower, Deep South, Deer Resistant |
Nutritional Needs | 50 - 100 ppm weekly |
Dormancy | Winter |
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
Water (Garden) | Average |
How Different? | It has a low mounding habit, large ruffled flowers, and low odor. Needs no PGRs to remain compact. |
Landscape Value | Mass planting, mixed bed, Equally at home in the garden border, container, or front of the border. |
Finish Time to 4" | 6 - 8 weeks in spring; 12 - 14 weeks in winter |
Comments | Cut back after bloom to encourage re-bloom. |
Grower Notes | Facultative long day plant. Recommend vernalization of 8 weeks at temperatures below 45° F. |
Leucanthemum ‘Victorian Secret’
Neat, compact habit with more charm than should be allowed. A knee-high model of a daisy, giving other Leucanthemum on the runway an inferiority complex. Casually ruffled flowers on just right stems last and last, even through extreme heat. Odor free!
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 5-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 14″ / 20″ / 16″
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Time(s): June, July, August
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