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Asteraceae
Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum
Innocence, loyal love, patience.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Leucanthemum
- Native to
- Hybrid origin (Europe)
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 60–90 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, average fertility
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- Short-lived perennial
Did you know
- The Shasta daisy was created by famed American horticulturist Luther Burbank in 1901 after 17 years of crossbreeding four different daisy species.
- Burbank named it after the snow-capped Mount Shasta in California, since the flowers are pure brilliant white.
- Shasta daisies are the classic 'he loves me, he loves me not' flower — used for centuries to test love.
- The flower head, like other composites, is built from yellow disc florets in the center surrounded by white ray florets.
- Burbank's original Shasta daisy patent was one of the very first plant patents ever issued in the United States.