Shasta daisy
The Shasta daisy is a commonly grown herbaceous
perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the
Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. but larger. Formerly classified in the genus
Chrysanthemum is a genus of about 30 species of perennial [i] flowering plant [i]s in the family Asteraceae [i] ...
, these daisies were transferred to their own genus of
Leucanthemum is a genus of about 70 flowering plants from the sunflower family....
because they lack some traits of true Chrysanthemums.
The Shasta Daisy originated as a hybrid produced by the famed horticulturist
Luther Burbank,
Leucanthemum lacustre Samp. x
Leucanthemen maximum DC. Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds, but the Shasta Daisy remains a favorite garden plant and
groundcover.
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The
Shasta daisy is a commonly grown herbaceous
perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals around a yellow disc, similar to the
Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. but larger. Formerly classified in the genus
Chrysanthemum is a genus of about 30 species of perennial [i] flowering plant [i]s in the family Asteraceae [i] ...
, these daisies were transferred to their own genus of
Leucanthemum is a genus of about 70 flowering plants from the sunflower family....
because they lack some traits of true Chrysanthemums.
The Shasta Daisy originated as a hybrid produced by the famed horticulturist
Luther Burbank,
Leucanthemum lacustre Samp. x
Leucanthemen maximum DC. Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds, but the Shasta Daisy remains a favorite garden plant and
groundcover.
