{"id":13761,"date":"2013-01-22T00:26:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-22T07:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13761"},"modified":"2013-01-20T07:23:43","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T14:23:43","slug":"grow-leucanthemum-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/growing-easy-plants\/grow-leucanthemum-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Leucanthemum &#038; Shasta Daisies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leucanthemum is one of the RHS perennial plants of the month. The variety I grow are shasta daisy  flowers that are a mass of single white blooms with yellow centres appearing from June to September. They seed and spread prolifically and form robust clumps spreading up to 3&#8242; and flowers are on 2-3&#8242; stems that flop if not supported.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/psexypsychic\/4725572715\/\" title=\"Sunlight and Shasta Daisy by Pahz, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1135\/4725572715_b4d4565775.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Sunlight and Shasta Daisy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grow Leucanthemum Daisies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>There are   double and semi double varieties like Leucanthemum Superbum &#8216;Wirral Supreme&#8217; or Aglaia.  <\/li>\n<li>The old fashioned Leucanthemum Superbum &#8216;Ester Read&#8217; is popular for old cottage gardens with clumps of fluffy double white flowers growing 2&#8242; or more.<\/li>\n<li>Leucanthemum are useful as cut flowers.<\/li>\n<li>Plants are floriferous and can be used in many garden situations.<\/li>\n<li>Most varieities grow 12-24 inches high but Leucanthemum Superbum Phyllis Smith will reach 36 inches tall at the back of a herbaceous border.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/7467588810\/\" title=\"Leucanthemum by brianpettinger, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8028\/7467588810_7fb3e04224.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Leucanthemum\"><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Grow Ox-Eye Daisies<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p> Ox-eye Daisy is a more common form of Leucanthemum vulgaris. This is often found in meadows and is useful in a wild garden or uncut lawn. The flowers are striking at night hence an alternative name of Moon Daisy as shown \u00c2\u00a9 Malcolm Storey, 2005, www.bioimages.org.uk.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/33037982@N04\/4794933350\/\" title=\"Leucanthemum by wallygrom, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4123\/4794933350_0c5643114f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Leucanthemum\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Yellow Leucanthemum X Superbum <\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The whole Leucanthemum  family are hardy and easy to grow and recommended for beginners.<\/li>\n<li>Leucanthemum Superbum  Broadway Lights flowers in pale yellow or lemon colour. Under Plant Breeders rights it is sold as Leumayel.<\/li>\n<li>You could also try Sunshine (Sonnenschein) or Banana Cream<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hollysuewho\/7532069780\/\" title=\"Pretty Pretty Daisies by hollysuewho, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8429\/7532069780_f4c65b4af2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Pretty Pretty Daisies\"><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Photo credits<br \/>\nSunlight and Shasta Daisy by Pahz CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nLeucanthemum by wallygrom CC BY-SA 2.0<br \/>\nPretty Pretty Daisies by hollysuewho CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Other Varieties of Leucanthemum X superbum for UK Gardens<\/h4>\n<p>Leucanthemum X superbum Broadway Lights\u00e2\u201e\u00a2<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSunny Side Up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFiona Coghill\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSnowcap\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X supurbum Silver Princess<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSnowdrift\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSilver Spoons\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcIce Star\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSnow Lady\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<br \/>\nLeucanthemum X superbum Gold Rush<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dalydaly\/402927061\/\" title=\"Shasta Daisies by dalylab, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/183\/402927061_a14eded2fa.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Shasta Daisies\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Grow Shasta Daisies<\/strong><br \/>\nSoil type can vary from normal or clay to sandy soil.<br \/>\nShasta daisie will perform in sun or partial shade.<br \/>\nThe variety I grow are daisy like flowers that are a mass of single white blooms with yellow centres appearing from June to September. You can get <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13761\">other varieties.<\/a><br \/>\nThey seed and spread prolifically and form robust clumps spreading up to 3&#8242; and flowers are on 2-3&#8242; stems that flop if not supported.<\/p>\n<p>There are also double varieties like Leucanthemum Superbum &#8216;Wirral Supreme&#8217; or the old fashioned Leucanthemum Superbum &#8216;Ester Read&#8217;. Ester Read reminds me of old cottage gardens with clumps of fluffy double white flowers growing 2&#8242; or more and producing great cut flowers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/remediatethis\/2521648098\/\" title=\"shasta day 13 (morning light 2) by remediate.this, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2103\/2521648098_b2afafa49e.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"shasta day 13 (morning light 2)\"><\/a><br \/>\nMoon Daisy in Daylight<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit<br \/>\nShasta Daisies by dalylab CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\nshasta day 13 (morning light 2) by remediate.this CC BY-NC 2.0<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leucanthemum is one of the RHS perennial plants of the month for the UK.<br \/>\n The variety I grow are unnamed shasta daisies with  flowers that are a mass of single white blooms with yellow centres appearing from June to September but here are some other varieties to try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[233],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growing-easy-plants"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}