Amazing Daisies® Daisy May® Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)
Perennial
- Blooms prolifically to form a white blanket of flowers!
- Compact habit makes it perfect for smaller spaces and containers.
- Proven Winners perennial features reliable blooms.
- No deadheading required!
- Zones 5-9, sun, 24″ tall x 14″ wide at maturity.
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Description
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Patent #: USPP 21,914
Common name: Shasta daisy
Zone: 5 - 9
Sun exposure: Sun (> 6 hours sun)
Height x width: 18-24" tall x 10-14" wide
Flower color: White
Foliage color: Green
Bloom time: Early summer to fall
Features: Proven Winners, heat tolerant
Uses: Border, containers, cottage gardening, massing, naturalizing, pollinator gardens, specimen
How to Grow
Light: Does well in full sun (> 6 hours sun). Tolerates some light shade, particularly in hot summer climates or when plants are grown in dry soils.
Water: Dry to medium - water regularly until established.
Spacing: 14 inches
Fertilizing: Fertilizer can be applied in spring if desired, but it usually isn't necessary.
Winterizing: No special care is needed. May leave spent blooms on plants over winter to reseed and provide interest to birds in the winter garden. Clean up spent foliage in early spring as plants emerge.
Maintenance & pruning: Remove spent flower heads, and trim back stems to about 12" after flowering to encourage reblooming. Center of clumps will weaken, so divide clumps as needed (every 2-3 years) to maintain vigor.
Plant spacing is based on the ultimate width of the plants. This figure is normally given as a range; for example, 3-5’. If you live in a cold climate and/or want plants to fill in more quickly, plan to space at the shorter end of the range. If you live in a warm climate, are on a limited budget, or are willing to wait longer for plants to touch, use the higher end of the range. Using the larger number is recommended when calculating distance from a building or structure. There’s really no such thing as "maximum spacing": if you don’t want your plants to touch, you can space them as far apart as you’d like. All plant spacing is calculated on center, or in other words, the centers of the plants are spaced one half of their eventual width apart:
Unless you are planting in a straight line, as you might for hedges or edging, space your plants in a staggered or zig-zag pattern for a more interesting and naturalistic look:
Not sure just how many plants will fit in your garden? Our calculator gives you the exact amount of plants required for your space. Simply update the values and the calculator will re-calculate accordingly. Spacing information can be found in the 'How to Grow' tab on each plant's page.
Beautiful daisy plants, arrived in great shape with careful packaging and instructions. They are already blooming and I’m so excited to see how they come in next year.
I ordered these in early Spring and they bloomed within a couple of weeks. They have very strong stems and bright, happy flowers that each last for a month. There is lots of healthy new growth coming in at the base.
Plants arrived in very good condition, and grew very fast. I just love the beauty of the Daisy May plants.
Bought 10 of these for zone 8b and not a single plant lasted the summer despite daily watering.
Our friendly customer service team is here to help! Just contact us at [email protected] with your order number and photos of the plants. After further investigation, we will be able to better assist you. All orders are covered by our 60-day guarantee. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
When recived daisy blooms were close to dead. Leaves were crispy. Dirt was in the box. I have planted in a container. Did get another couple blooms. Hope to see new foliage soon.
This is my first year purchasing plants from Great Garden Plants. Every order I have received has been in excellent conditions with clever packaging to safeguard each plant. The plants are large, healthy and ready to grow. This is my fourth order and will continue to come back for more plants due to the high quality. I have tried a few other on-line plant companies but with very disappointing results.
I purchased 7 of these Shasta daisies online in 2024 and this year they are the most amazing, beautiful white daises I’ve ever seen. I’ve purchased other Shasta daises to plant and none come close to these!
Amazing Daisies® Daisy May® Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)
Daisies arrived in good shape. Will see what they do once they are in the ground.
It is a little early to make a final review but the daisy arrived in good condition and I thought it was packed very, very well. After our cool spring the plant has had a slow start but with warmer temperatures it is starting to grow now. Again I was really impressed with your excellent packaging. Thank you.
I am shocked at how well these plants were shipped and how healthy they are. I also have never received so much complete information about how to plant and the care they need. I thought the shipping was pricey, but this is an example of you get what you pay for. I will be shopping with this company a lot!
Everything has arrived in great shape and is thriving.
Plants were extremely dry & wilted when they arrived. Many stems have died off. I have been trying to revive them, as they were to have been a gift, but I will need to find something else other than the daisies.
Hello! We’re sorry that you received plants that are not up to our standards. We try our best to provide excellent plants, but some factors, like shipping and handling, are outside our control. That’s why we have a 60-day guarantee on all of our orders. Please email your order number and pictures of your plants to [email protected] to start the claims process. We look forward to helping! https://bit.ly/ggp-guarantee
This is my favorite plant supply company
Arrived in good shape and now growing well.
Plants arrived with buds ready to blume. As soon as they got settled in, they began blumeing. Beautiful daisy flowers. Great addition to my garden. Been very pleased with all my purchases from Great Garden Plants. Thanks for the care you show!
They are going good. Can't wait to see them open, which is about to happen with the one plant. The other has buds but not yet ready to open. I'm pleased, plants arrived in great condition.
So well packaged and plants started blooming a week after I got them in the ground. Even after some deer nibbles
Daisies have been one of my favorite flowers since childhood. I ordered some of these last year and they were so pretty I had to have more. Got them a little past mid April and it is mid mid May now and they are starting to bloom. Can't go wrong with Great Garden plants!
I bought three plants in the fall and none of them survived the winter. Other plants I bought at the same time survived.
Hi Teresa,
We are so sorry to hear that your plants didn't make it through the winter! Luckily we have a fall guarantee to ensure that you are taken care of! Please email pictures of the plants to [email protected], making sure to put your order number and name in the subject line so that we may provide the best assistance possible. Our fall guarantee covers plants received after September 1 until May 2023! If you received your plants within that timeframe, we would happily apply your warranty once we receive the pictures. Happy Gardening!
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We’ve had a horrible summer in Texas - 98 today (Sept 22), so things have had a tough time, especially new plants. These have held their own and I look forward to what next year will bring. They seem to be leafing out at the base so I’m encouraged by that. Fingers crossed.
Purchased over a month ago. Starting to bud now. I cannot wait to see them perform next year
I’m so happy with my plants! I will be ordering more soon!
these plants 'took' to being transplanted like nothing I've seen before....immediately started growing and reblooming
I love this daisy, it is the best daisy that I have ever planted. It is doing great.
Came in great condition, strong roots, doing well after 2 weeks!
Adepted well and growing strong. Great flowers
Are daisies deer or rabbit resistant
Hello! Daisies aren't particularly deer or rabbit resistant so if either are a problem in your area you may want to consider protecting them with fencing or deer repellant spray.
what time of year to plant the Shasta Daisy perennial
Hello! Fall is a great time for planting in both cool and warm climates. In cool zones, get to the task at least six weeks before the ground freezes. Note that this isn’t when the first frost happens, but when the soil becomes unworkable and roots won’t be able to take up water and nutrients. In warm to hot areas, fall planting is recommended because it provides the longest possible time until the most stressful weather conditions – summer heat – return.