Becky Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Becky’ · a white Shasta daisy
Big, crisp white daisies on sturdy stems that stand up to wind and rain, blooming from midsummer on and loved by pollinators and florists alike. Deadhead to keep it flowering, and give it sun and soil that drains in winter.
- Mature size
- 3 × 2 ft
- 0.9 × 0.6 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a–9b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Blooms
- Jul–Sep
Becky Shasta Daisy at its mature size
A mature Becky Shasta Daisy grows to about 3 ft tall and 2 ft wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: Walters Gardens, Chicago Botanic Garden, NC State Extension.
Through the year
What Becky Shasta Daisy looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Oct–Mar
Low rosette of dark leaves after the stems are cut back.
In leaf · Apr–Jun
Low mound of dark green leaves, no flower stems yet.
In flower · Jul–Sep
Large white daisies with yellow centres on tall stems.
Growing Becky Shasta Daisy
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Leaves
- Dies back in winter
- Native to
- Garden hybrid
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Becky Shasta Daisy, that’s about 2 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Becky Shasta Daisy in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other daisies
Blackfoot DaisyBecky Shasta DaisyAll drawn to the same scale.