About
A perennial to 50cm tall, with oblong, dark green leaves and long-stalked, fully double flower heads with narrow white rays over a long period from early summer to early autumn.
About the genus
Leucanthemum are robust herbaceous perennials with narrowly oblong leaves and daisy-like flower-heads with white rays
Plant details
Height0.1-0.5 metres
Spread0.1-0.5 metres
Suggested usesHerbaceous borders, cottage gardens, cutting.
ToxicitySlightly, toxic, if, ingested., Wear, gloves, and, other, protective, equipment, when, handling
Care notes
CultivationGrow in a moderately fertile, moist, but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.
PruningCut back flowered stems to the base at the end of the flowering period
PropagationPropagation by division in early spring or late summer
Pest resistanceMay be susceptible to aphids, slugs, earwigs, and chrysanthemum eelworm
Disease resistanceMay be susceptible to leaf spots