Shasta Daisy Shines

Featured: Global Flowers Photography 9/10/2020

Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown[1] flowering herbaceous... more

by Lisa Wooten

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Shasta Daisy Shines

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Lisa Wooten

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Featured: Global Flowers Photography 9/10/2020

Leucanthemum × superbum, the Shasta daisy, is a commonly grown[1] flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals (ray florets) around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam, but larger.
It originated as a hybrid produced in 1890 by the American horticulturist Luther Burbank from a number of daisies. First, he crossed Leucanthemum vulgare with Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.; this double hybrid was itself crossed with Leucanthemum lacustre (Brot.) Samp.[2][3] The resulting Leucanthemum triple hybrid was crossed with Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Franch. ex Maxim.) Kitam., creating an intergeneric cross of species from three continents.[2][3] It was named after Mount Shasta, because its petals were the color of the snow. Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds, but the Shasta daisy remains a favorite garden plant.
Many cultivars are suitable for cut flowers, such as 'Becky', 'Esther Read', 'Silberprinzesschen' (Silver Princess), 'Snow Lady', 'Tinkerbell', 'Wirral Pride', 'Wirral Supreme'. The cultivar 'T.E. Killin'[4] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Wikipedia

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September 8th, 2020