What is Shasta Daisy?

Shasta Daisy is a permanent flower that produces large white floral heads similar to Daisy. This plant was named as a race of the year in 2003 by the Plants Association Association and has long been a popular gardeners around the world. Many garden shops sell seeds and seedlings of Shasta Daisy, and gardeners can also grow a plant by dividing existing se daisies in the gardens of willing friends and neighbors. While Shasta Daisy is technically in the family chrysanthemum , it is often placed in its own family, leucanthemum , because there are no key features associated with chrysanty. They also work very well like cut flowers and stand well after a few days. Flower arrangers who find a white color boring can dye the flowers by placing the cut flowers in colored water and leave them there for at least 24 hours, allowing capillary action to attract color to the flower.

Shasta Daisies produce bold, bright flowers in neat clusters and plants are perfectly durable. They can grow in USDA zones four to 10, and most cultivars have large stems that are strong enough to hold flowers in a vertical position so that they do not fall with weight. Shasta daisies can be grown in the field or as a permanent boundary for a flower bed and are well out with most other plants.

Shasta's daisy care is relatively easy. After the first hard freezing of the year, plants should be cropped near the ground and fertilizer and mulch should be applied in the spring. At the end of spring, Shasta daisies start and produce their signature of a clear Btkalc weaving conditions, which apparently appear against the glossy green leaves. If they are routinely detained, the plants will continue to fall into a fall before they die. Shasta daisy clusters should be divided every three to four years.

There are some considerations when planting or sowing Shasta. The first is that withHasta Daisy has a strong odor that some people consider inappropriate, so it may not be suitable for planting under victory. Plants also prefer full sun and well -drained soil. Some good pairing for Shasta Daisy in the garden include Plox, Delphiniums, Catmint, Irises and Yarrow, although gardeners are more than welcome to explore other companions of planting.