Shasta daisy 'Snowcap'

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snowcap'

Shasta daisy 'Snowcap' is a perennial for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay, loam or chalk, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.

Where to use it in a border

At around 35 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 5a to 9a and rated H7 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.

It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, chalk soil, pollinator-friendly plants.

Border Builder uses Shasta daisy 'Snowcap''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.

Flowering through the year

Worth knowing

• Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
• Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.

Good companions

Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:

• Allium 'Purple Sensation'to flower when it does not
• Apple 'Bramley's Seedling'for height behind it
• Apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin'for height behind it
• Crab Apple 'Red Sentinel'for height behind it
• Firethorn 'Red Column'for height behind it
• Flowering quince 'Crimson and Gold'for height behind it

Garden styles

Cottage garden Formal Wildlife garden