Family: Asteraceae
Scientific Name: Leucanthemum x superbum Banana Cream
Common Name: Banana Cream Shasta Daisy
| Description | One of the best yellow Shasta Daisy's. Makes long lasting cut flowers. |
| Pronunciation | (lew-KANTH-ih-mum)(soo-PER-bum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | best in well drained soils, will not survive wet winter soils. |
| Flowers | 4 inch, start lemon yellow changing to butter yellow, etra row of ray flowers adds to the fullness of the flower |
| Leaves | green, coarsely toothed, lance-shaped leaves |
| Dimensions | 16-18 inches tall |
| Maintenance | deadheading, cut back hard after bloom to promote a new flush of foliage and maybe an occasional bloom |
| Propagation | easy from spring division, cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Walters Garden, Michigan USA |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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