Leucanthemum x superbum 'Ooh La LaSpider'

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Key characteristics

Family: Asteraceae
Height: 24 to 36 inches
Width: 18 to 24 inches
Flower color: White, daisy like, with many narrow, spreading petals and a prominent yellow center
Foliage color: Dark green, lance-shaped, and finely textured leaves
Bloom time: Late spring to early summer
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Maintenance: Low; remove spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 9
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies

Perennials

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Ooh La LaSpider'

Ooh La LaSpider Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum × superbum 'Ooh La La Spider' is a unique cultivar of Shasta daisy, known for its large, white, daisy-like flowers with narrow, spidery petals that give the bloom a light and airy appearance. The flowers, which feature a yellow center, bloom from late spring to early summer, offering an extended period of color in garden beds, borders, and cottage gardens.

'Ooh La La Spider' thrives in well-drained, moderately fertile soils and prefers full sun.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate; drought tolerant once established

Bloom time

Late spring to early summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Waterwise Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Astilbes · Foxgloves · Bergenias · Sedums · Columbines · Lungworts

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.

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