Growing tips: For healthy flowers with many blooms grow the Shasta daisy in full sun. However, if yo

Shasta daisy, Chrysanthemum maximum, jonquil are white petal perennial flowers with a golden center that look wonderful when grown in a border garden.   You can also grow them in a prairie or in your cutting garden.    Grow Shasta daisy from seed or from a plant. jonquil When the daisy is full grown it will form a bushy clump were the stems grow up to three feet tall before producing flowers in the summer from July to September. 
Growing tips: For healthy flowers with many blooms grow the Shasta daisy in full sun. However, if your summers are extremely hot with temperatures jonquil in the upper 90’s jonquil then the Shasta daisy would welcome part shade in the heat of the day.   Plant the flower jonquil seeds or nursery grown daisies in moderately fertile well drained soil.  If you soil is poor, then amend it with miracle grow potting soil.   You can plant daisy seeds indoors 12 weeks before the last frost in spring or sow seeds outdoors when the soil warms to 70 degrees.  For growing daisies in masses, turn over the soil with a tiller and plant seeds in rows; plant seeds  1/16 of an inch deep. Space the seeds sixteen inches apart. Another way to grow Shasta daisies is to plant them with eye catching colorful flowers; coneflowers, zinnias and black-eyed Susan and red bee balm are a few of my favorites.  All of these flowers can be cut for beautiful bouquets or floral arrangements. jonquil Caring for Shasta Daisies Water the newly planted seeds so that the soil is evenly moist but not wet.  Do not allow the soil to dry out as it will cause the seedling stress. Seed germination occur in approximately 21 to 30 days. Apply organic jonquil mulch around the flowers to help to retain jonquil moisture.  Keep the soil evenly moist but not wet throughout the growing season.  The best way to achieve this is to water the flowers with a slow drip irrigation system in the morning.  If you summer temperature jonquil is hot; high 90’s, then water in the morning and then again in the late afternoon. jonquil Fertilize monthly with miracle grow formulated for flowers.  I use bloom booster that is made to attach to the end of your hose. The fertilizer that is applied with water will get to the roots where the nutrients are needed.  My Shasta daisies produce large beautiful blooms that are long lasting. jonquil Deadhead the spent flowers to extend the bloom season. Prune daisies in the fall to get ready for winter.  View this YouTube video to learn tips:
Tips Shasta daisies are a useful evergreen ground cover.  The plants foliage is attractive even in the winter.  So plant them where you can admire them from a window. Grow in USDA zones 5 to 9. 
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