: a large-flowered hybrid garden daisy (Leucanthemum superbum) that resembles the oxeye daisy
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Some perennials that benefit from pruning include bee balm, Shasta daisies, phlox, coreopsis, and catmint.
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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Some of the showiest summer blooms fade away when fall arrives, including pompon dahlias, Shasta daisies, African daisies, zinnias, coreopsis, and calendulas.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
The Shasta daisy is a hardy, perennial type of this flower, but tropical gerberas that bloom in bright shades of orange, yellow, and red also can represent this month.
—Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2023
For scale, if a common white Shasta daisy grew 80 times bigger, its petals would stretch the length of a shipping container.
—Hillary Rosner, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013
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Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
Some of the showiest summer blooms fade away when fall arrives, including pompon dahlias, Shasta daisies, African daisies, zinnias, coreopsis, and calendulas.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
The Shasta daisy is a hardy, perennial type of this flower, but tropical gerberas that bloom in bright shades of orange, yellow, and red also can represent this month.
—Jenny Krane, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2023
For scale, if a common white Shasta daisy grew 80 times bigger, its petals would stretch the length of a shipping container.
—Hillary Rosner, Discover Magazine, 10 Dec. 2013
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