Shasta Daisy Bush

By deadheading regularly you can extend the flowering season. The plant is a hybrid that was developed by luther burbank in 1901.

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Shasta daisy bush

Like clockwork shasta daisies return every spring or early summer and bloom until early fall. Large showy flowers with dark centres adorn these south african natives through spring and summer. Know your daisies choose wisely and sunny daisies can be cheering up your garden all year.

So yes deadheading shasta daisies and other varieties is a good idea. They also have pest resistant foliage making them low care plants. A long time favourite clump forming perennial with white daisy flowers and bright green to deep green foliage.

Deadheading daisies not only improves their overall appearance but will also inhibit seed production and stimulate new growth which encourages additional blooms. While some daisies come in a variety of colors most shasta daisy colors are limited to white petals with a yellow center and dark green glossy leaves. They bear all white daisy petals yellow disk florets and contrasting glossy dark green leaves.

When you learn how to grow shasta daisy you ll find it to be the perfect low maintenance perennial for naturalizing and filling in bare spots in the landscape. African daisy osteospermum. The sturdy stems and long vase life makes this an excellent plant for cut flowers.

Shasta daisy flowers provide perky summer blooms offering the look of the traditional daisy along with evergreen foliage that lasts year round in many locations. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8. They are never invasive like some consider roadside daisies to be.

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