FoliageShasta Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-9, that matures to about 1-4 ft. It does best in full sun in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, stands up well to deer and drought, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 4-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Mature size
- 1-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Native to
- Non-native hybrid
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Shasta Daisy is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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