Plant Details:
Scientific Name: Leucanthemum x superbum
Common Name: Shasta Daisy
Blooming Season: Summer, Autumn, Late Summer
Plant Habit: Mounded
Characteristics: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Rabbit Resistant, Heat Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Frost Tolerant
Fertilize: Every two weeks
Height: 8 - 10" (20 - 25cm)
Width: 8 - 12" (20 - 30cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Covered with pretty, clear-white flowers with a yellow center. Sturdy plants build a new layer of flowers on top of the older ones. Flowers summer into early fall.
Grower Information:
Plug crop time: 5 to 6 weeks
Transplant to finish: 10 to 14 weeks
- Madonna offers better uniformity in height and habit over the competition.
- Compact, first-year-flowering F1 shasta has a critical daylength of 14.5 hours, making it an attractive alternative to vegetative varieties that doesn’t require vernalisation and has no risk of bacterial infection.
- Features excellent vigour and leaf quality for optimal finishing in quarts to large containers using multiple plugs.
- It also offers a reduced percentage of “too small” plants compared to standard seed varieties.
- With a larger percentage of saleable plants, Madonna requires less labour for harvesting and grading.
- Up to 15% of petals may have laced-edge petals for a unique look.