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Shasta Daisy [1]

Common Name: 
Shasta Daisy
Scientific Name Genus: 
Leucanthemum
Family Name: 
Asteraceae
Identification Notes
Growth Habit
erect clump, sparsely branched, about 3 feet tall.
Shasta Daisy [2]
Shasta Daisy [3]
Shasta Daisy [4]
Leaves
alternate, long-oblanceolate, coarsel and bluntly toothed.
Flowers
solitary heads on long stalks, flowers are about 3-4 inches across, ray flowers white and disc flowers yellow.
Shasta Daisy Flowers [5]
Propagation Method
division every other year, early fall.
Landscape Uses
fg; mg; fresh flower
 
Source URL: http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/shasta-daisy

Links
[1] http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/shasta-daisy
[2] http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/growth/Leucanthemum1%20plant.jpg
[3] http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/growth/Leucanthemum%202%20plant.JPG
[4] http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/growth/Leucanthemum%203%20plant.jpg
[5] http://extension.umass.edu/plant-identification/sites/plant-identification/files/plant/images/flowers/Leucanthemum%204%20flower_0.jpg