Shasta Daisy 'Sweet Daisy®'

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3.5" Perennial
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Shasta Daisy 'Sweet Daisy®'

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$3.50
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Bring a burst of crisp, sun-drenched cheer and timeless cottage charm to your outdoor spaces. This award-winning perennial series forms a remarkably tidy, tight cushion of dark, lustrous green foliage that becomes completely blanketed under a sea of classic, high-contrast blossoms. Each exceptionally bright flower features pure snow-white petals surrounding a beaming, sun-gold central button eye. Its dense blooming power creates an immediate crisp-and-clean visual statement that instantly enlivens modern beds, traditional borders, and mixed patio pottery.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

14" H x 15" W

Zone:

3-9

Watering:

Medium

Type:

Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Sun

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Sweet Daisy Shasta Daisy, Compact Shasta Daisy, Improved Hybrid White Daisy

Scientific Name:

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Sweet Daisy'

Type:

Thriller / Filler / Ornamental

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 8 to 18 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide (depending on the specific cultivar; e.g., 'Birdy' and 'Jane' stay ultra-compact).

Growth Habit: Compact, uniform, and heavily branched mounding habit.

Form: Dense, tidy, rounded cushion.

Growth Rate: Fast.

Flowering: Profuse sheets of large, single, double, or uniquely fringed flat daisy flowers.

Flowering Time: Late spring through early autumn (Continuous from June to September if deadheaded).

Flower Colour: Crisp snow-white or pale cream-yellow petals with vibrant golden-yellow central button centers.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Full sun. Tolerates very light, sparse afternoon shade in exceptionally hot or humid southern climates.

Soil Preferences: Moderately fertile, organic, evenly moist loam or sandy soils.

Soil Tolerance: Easily adapts to average garden soils and light clay, but is completely intolerant of poorly drained, waterlogged winter soil, which induces root rot.

Watering: Moderate. Water thoroughly when the top two inches of soil dry out completely.

Container Role: Performs perfectly as a crisp, upright centrepiece Thriller or an structural Filler in seasonal patio containers.

Special Features:

Disease Resistances: Highly improved, robust resistance to typical fungal leaf spots, powdery mildew, and insect pests.

Native Species: No (A complex, highly refined cultivated hybrid).

Fast Growing: Yes.

Attracts: Heavily draws in native honeybees, wild bumblebees, butterflies, and hovering beneficial pollinators.

Uses: Cutting gardens (flowers feature thick, rigid stems that hold up beautifully in vases), borders, massing, and mixed container plantings.

Resistance: Notably deer-resistant and rabbit-resistant. Highly tolerant of coastal salt conditions.

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Exceptionally showy, long-lasting flowers that emerge early in the season and maintain an unbroken blanket of color for months.

Fall Colour: Foliage retains its rich, deep green glossy look well into late autumn before dying back to the ground for winter.

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Dense mounds of glossy, dark green scalloped foliage supporting an abundance of long-lasting, sturdy white-and-gold flowers.

Landscaping Uses: Ideal for mass background drifts, front-of-border framing, walkway edging, cutting gardens, and city courtyard plots.

Garden / Landscape Benefits: Unlike older, tall Shasta daisies, this improved modern series is engineered for extreme branching and a dwarf habit that completely eliminates the need for staking. Flowers open significantly earlier in the season.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Provides an essential, easily accessible season-long food and nectar platform for local insect pollinators and wild butterflies.

Human Value: Delivers elite, unbeatable cut-flower material for fresh indoor arrangements that last for over a week in water. Offers unparalleled, low-maintenance curb appeal.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Early spring when the threat of heavy freeze passes, or early autumn.

Spacing: Space individual plants 12 to 15 inches apart to create a dense, interlocking ribbon of white blooms.

Location Tips: Select an open, highly exposed garden space with excellent drainage; avoid low garden hollows where melting snow pools.

Companion Plants: Pairs spectacularly with deep blue Salvias, purple Coneflowers (Echinacea), Russian Sage (Perovskia), Red Hot Pokers, and dark-foliaged Coral Bells (Heuchera).

Care:

Light Requirements: Demands full sun to maintain maximum flower production and preserve its tight, non-flopping structure.

Moisture Requirements: Requires moderate, regular watering while establishing its root network; becomes quite drought-resistant and self-reliant once mature.

Maintenance, Fertilization: Remove faded flower stems completely down to the basal foliage level to maintain a neat appearance and continuously trigger fresh flushes of late-season buds. Apply a light, balanced slow-release fertilizer in early spring as new shoots emerge; avoid over-fertilization, which leads to weak stems.

Tolerances:

Exceptional cold hardiness, coastal salt air, brief summer dry spells, and heavy summer heat.

Tips For Success:

Thinning / Pinching: Divide the dense clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring or autumn to rejuvenate the center of the crown and preserve high flower production.

Support / Staking: Completely unnecessary; the stiff, thick stems hold the large blooms perfectly upright even through wind and rain.

Special Needs: Excellent soil drainage is mandatory, especially during cold winter months.

Mulching: Apply a clean layer of root mulch around the base to retain summer moisture, but avoid packing it directly against the stem collars.

Winter Protection: Cut spent foliage completely down to the ground level in late autumn or early spring to make way for clean new spring growth.