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Plant of the week: Becky shasta daisy.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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_Botanical name: Chrysanthemum x maximum "Becky" (sometimes listed as Leucanthemum x maximum)

_Attributes: A tough, new cultivar of perennial daisy that has earned the title of Perennial Plant of the Year for 2003. This shasta daisy is a repeat flowerer; has stout, flop-resistant stems; and thrives in heat and humidity.

_Bloom time: Becky shasta daisy blooms from June through September.

_Bloom color: Becky shasta daisy has classic single white flowers with a yellow center.

_Culture: Plant this daisy from containers anytime from spring through fall. Be sure to mulch when planting in fall and to water summer-planted plants. Plant in ...

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