Perennial, Zones 4-10. The clean snow-white flowers with bright yellow centers make cheery cutflowers and border plants. One of the easiest perennials to grow; will usually bloom first year if started indoors in spring and transplanted when soil warms. 3' tall. ~750 seeds/g.
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| Variety | Product Type | Hybrid Status | Bloom Color | Lifecycle | Hardy to Zone | Maximum Hardiness Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Strain | seeds | open pollinated | white | perennial | 4 | 10 |
| Crazy Daisy | seeds | open pollinated | white | perennial | 4 | 10 |
Perennial, Zones 4-10. Leucanthemum means ‘white flower’ and the daisy, with its white petals and yellow centers, is a flower almost everyone can name. Provides great cuts and can serve as a long-lasting low-maintenance backbone in a perennial bed or border. The first hybrid flower, developed by the legendary Luther Burbank from one Japanese and three European daisies. It took him 17 years.
Culture: Start indoors in warm soil 6–8 weeks before setting out in a well-drained location in full sun. Pinch back in late spring for bushier sturdier plants.
All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.
Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.
Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.
These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.
For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.
All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.
From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.