: a large-flowered hybrid garden daisy (Chrysanthemum x superbum synonym Leucanthemum x superbum) that resembles the oxeye daisy
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Some of the showiest summer blooms fade away when fall arrives, including pompon dahlias, Shasta daisies, African daisies, zinnias, coreopsis, and calendulas.
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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
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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