: a large-flowered hybrid garden daisy (Leucanthemum superbum) that resembles the oxeye daisy
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Shasta daisies are identified as Leucanthemum x superbum.
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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Add a layer of mulch around your Shasta daisies every spring to keep them from drying out.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
Annuals like marigolds, zinnias, and cosmos and perennials like Shasta daisies, coneflowers, and blanket flowers all grow quickly and bloom from seed the first season.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
Shasta daisies do not bloom until the second year of growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Bushy, clump-forming perennials such as garden phlox and Shasta daisy increase their spread from year to year.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
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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Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
Add a layer of mulch around your Shasta daisies every spring to keep them from drying out.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 14 Apr. 2026
Annuals like marigolds, zinnias, and cosmos and perennials like Shasta daisies, coneflowers, and blanket flowers all grow quickly and bloom from seed the first season.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 6 Mar. 2026
Shasta daisies do not bloom until the second year of growth.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Bushy, clump-forming perennials such as garden phlox and Shasta daisy increase their spread from year to year.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2025
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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“Shasta daisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Shasta%20daisy. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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