n.
A hybrid daisy derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and C. lacustre, having large white daisylike flower heads.
[After Mount SHASTA.]
Shasta daisy
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n.
A hybrid daisy derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and C. lacustre, having large white daisylike flower heads.
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Meaning #1:
hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum
Synonyms: Leucanthemum superbum, Chrysanthemum maximum maximum
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| Flower of the cultivar 'Becky' | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Leucanthemum |
| Species: | L. x superbum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucanthemum x superbum (Bergmans ex J.W.Ingram) D.H.Kent |
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The Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum) is a commonly grown herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals (ray florets) around a yellow disc, similar to the Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. but larger. Formerly classified in the genus Chrysanthemum, these daisies were transferred to their own genus of Leucanthemum because they lack some traits of true Chrysanthemums. Shasta daisies are characterized by a distinct odor which some find unpleasant, which makes them unusual amongst flowers.
The Shasta Daisy originated as a hybrid produced by the famed horticulturist Luther Burbank, Leucanthemum lacustre (Brot.) Samp. x Leucanthemen maximum (Ramond) DC. Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds, but the Shasta Daisy remains a favorite garden plant and groundcover.
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- Burbank, Luther (American horticulturist)
- Year 1871 (in Science & Technology)
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