General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 18-24 inches
Leaves: Other: Fuzzy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: pale yellow to white or near white or creamy white.
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Other: Blooms First Year, vigorous grower and prolific bloomer. Remove faded flowers for increased bloom time.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Shasta Daisy
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Leucanthemum x superbum
  • Synonym: Chrysanthemum superbum
  • Synonym: Chrysanthemum x superbum
  • Synonym: Leucanthemum superbum
  • Synonym: Leucanthemum maximum x lacustre

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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-06-12
Location: Kalama, Wa
Date: 2009-08-20
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Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: Mid Summer
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Date: 2012-06-03
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: APRIL
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Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
Location: English Gardens, Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2010-06-24
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Comments:
  • Posted by stilldew (Southeast NE - Zone 5b) on May 25, 2013 5:50 PM concerning plant:
    Ice Star blooms for a long time and is easy to divide every few years. It does not reseed itself in my garden,

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