Shasta Daisy Seeds
Leucanthemum x superbum
How to plant Shasta Daisy seedsShasta Daisies are easy to grow, long-blooming, deer resistant, first year flowering perennials. Flowers attract butterflies and are excellent for cutting.
How to Plant and Grow Shasta Daisy
Plant Shasta Daisy Seeds: Sow in cell packs or flats, press into soil but do not cover. Needs light to germinate. Kept at 70° F., germination averages 14-21 days. Can direct sow (barely cover) in fall or spring, in groups of 3-4 seeds spaced 12-24 in. apart. Thin to the strongest plant.
Grow Shasta Daisy: The Shasta Daisy was introduced in 1901 by Santa Rosa, Ca. plantsman Luther Burbank. It is a quadruple hybrid of the Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), the English Field Daisy (L. maximum), the Portuguese Field Daisy (L. lacustre), and the Japanese Field Daisy (Nipponanthemum nipponicum).
