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Growing: Shasta Daisy
By Ellen Brown
ThirtyFun

Date: 03/16/2006
Topic: Gardening > Growing Guides > Perennials

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum maximum

Life Cycle: perennial

Planting Time: spring

Height: 1' to 3'

Exposure: full sun

Soil: rich, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness: zones 4-10

Bloom Time: mid summer to fall

Flower: most are white with yellow centers; single and double forms

Foliage: green

Propagation: seeds, division

Suggested Use: beds, borders, mass plantings

Growing Hints: Sow seeds directly into the garden in spring for flowers the following summer. Purchase plants from the nursery for first year blooms. Remove spent flowers to extend blooming period and divide clumps every 3 to 4 years after they finish flowering.

Interesting Facts: Shasta Daisies are the result of plant breeder, Luther Burbank, who spent years interbreeding wild species of chrysanthemums from all over the world.

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