Chrysanthemum x superbum “Crazy Daisy”

Daisy - Shasta “Crazy Daisy”

                                          ID#521

 
 

Additional Information: Grown from purchased seeds.

 

Several plants grown from purchased seeds are a bit of a disappointment. Flowers as well as plant size vary significant from plant to plant. The flower are not as attractive as the package illustrated them.

It flowers ahead of Shasta daisy “Becky” thus extending the flowering period in my Butterfly Garden.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: 2 ft x 1 ft

PLANT TYPE: Semi- Evergreen

GROWTH RATE: Moderate

TEXTURE: fine

LIGHT: Full sun

WATER: tolerates dry spells

SOIL: average
As observed in Coastal NC.

BLOOMS: First blooms appear early June and continue throughout the summer


FRUIT  AND  SEED: N/A


KEY FEATURES: a bright spot at beginning of summer. Shorter than “Becky” shasta daisy.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch

    Plants show differences among them. Flowers are not as pretty as expected, and show differences between specimens.
-Flowers few weeks before “Becky” shasta daisy, thus providing a bright spot earlier in the summer.
-Easy to grow and extremely easy to divide. Forms large patches with time.



     Emerging time, Fertilization, Pruning, Thinning, Seed Collecting, Cutting, Roots, Division,.......
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02/2010

Plant Photo Coming soon. Waiting for Spring!

Waiting for spring!    02/2011