Shasta Daisy

Shasta daisy is a hardy, clump-forming garden perennial valued for its bright daisy-shaped flowers and upright stems. The name covers a hybrid garden plant with many cultivars, so mature size and flower form vary; this broad profile describes the group rather than a named selection. ## Garden use and appearance The classic flower has white ray petals around a yellow center, held above dark green foliage. Cultivars may have single or double flowers and differ in height, spread, and bloom display. Use Shasta daisy in sunny perennial borders, cottage gardens, or cutting gardens, allowing room for the clump to broaden without crowding neighboring plants. The North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox describes the hybrid as an upright clump and gives a broad mature range of 2–4 feet tall by 1–3 feet wide; individual cultivars can fall outside that range. Its profile also identifies flowers as useful to visiting bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects. [North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/leucanthemum-x-superbum/common-name/shasta-daisy/) ## Growing conditions Choose full sun for the strongest flowering; light shade is tolerated. Provide fertile, well-drained soil and avoid sites that remain waterlogged, especially through winter. Extension guidance places the hybrid in USDA zones 5–9. Water new plants while they establish, then adjust irrigation to rainfall, soil drainage, and local summer conditions. ## Maintenance Remove faded flower stems to tidy the clump and encourage additional flowering. Divide established plants every two to three years in spring or fall if the center becomes crowded or flowering declines. The [Royal Horticultural Society’s perennial Leucanthemum guide](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/leucanthemum/perennial) also recommends periodic division and a sunny, well-drained position.