| Description | Shasta Daisy TE Killen (Leucanthemum) has large white flowers with a golden center. Is an old fashion plant and has been used for cut flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (lew-KANTH-ih-mum)(soo-PER-bum) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average, best in well drained soils, will not survive wet winter soils. |
| Growing Media | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
| Flowers | large white flowers, crested yellow center |
| Fruit | Division every few years will invigorate the plant. After flowering this plant can be cut back in two ways. Cut back the entire plant to 2-3 inches from the base. It will than start to produce a mat of new foliage. Also after bloom the flowers can dead headed and the plant can be trimmed back a few inch and it should remain green throughout the rest of the growing season. |
| Leaves | green, largest at the base, getting smaller and sessile as they ascend the stem |
| Roots | fiborous |
| Dimensions | 30 inch tall |
| Maintenance | division every few years will invigorate the plant, cut back after flowering to promote a new flush of growth |
| Propagation | cuttings, easy by division |
| Misc Facts | syn. Chrysanthemum maximum T.E. Killin, Chrysanthemum x superbum 'T.E. Killin |
| Author's Notes | This is an older variety. I grew this plant at my perennial nursery starting in the early 1980's. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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