Leucanthemum × superbum 'Esther Read' (d)
Shasta daisy 'Esther Read'
A perennial to 50cm tall, with oblong, dark green leaves and long-stalked, fully double flower heads with narrow white rays over a long period from early summer to early autumn
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Size
Growing conditions
Colour & scent
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Position
Aspect
Exposure
Botanical details
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Slightly, toxic, if, ingested., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling
- 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
Grow in a moderately fertile, moist, but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
Propagation
Propagation by division in early spring or late summer
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Pruning
Cut back flowered stems to the base at the end of the flowering period
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, slugs, earwigs, and chrysanthemum eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to leaf spots
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