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Herbaceous Perennial

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Goldfinch'PBR

A deciduous herbaceous perennial, producing clumps of stems to 60cm high and with a similar spread. The stems bear dark green oval to lance-shaped leaves with serrated margins. Large, lemon-yellow fading to white, semi-double, daisies, with ruffled petals are produced over a long period in summer at the tops of the stems

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
2–5 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Yellow White Green
Autumn Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness
H7
Botanical details
Family
Asteraceae
Native to the UK
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
Potentially harmful
May cause skin allergy after coming into physical contact with the plant
Genus

Leucanthemum are robust herbaceous perennials with narrowly oblong leaves and daisy-like flower-heads with white rays

Name status

Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grows in any well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade

Propagation

Propagate by division

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Cut back old, flowered stems to the ground in late summer and autumn

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and leaf and bud eelworms

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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