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Welcome to Country Garden Seeds! Flower Seeds for your garden, for cut flowers and for wildlife. Do you dream of a beautiful garden full of scented flowers and buzzing with wildlife? Just sow a few packets of seeds for gorgeous blooms to fill your borders quickly, for cut flowers and food for bees and butterflies. Here are some beautiful and easy plants for you to grow.

In October you can sow a batch of Hardy Annuals such as Sweet Peas which will grow to form sturdy young plants before winter sets in. Perennials and Wildflowers can also be sown now. The seed shop will be closed in December so remember to order your Christmas presents as early as possible in October or November.

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Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy'

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Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy' Seeds

Leucanthemum or Chrysanthemums as they are commonly known are some of our most beautiful and popular summer flowers. Crazy Daisy is a lovely perennial plant which produces rosettes of dark green leaves with tall stems topped by large white fluffy daisy-like flowers. Blooms are are large with yellow centres which attract Butterflies and Bees. Many of the flowers are double, some are semi-double. All have quill-like petals which give the fluffy look.

Lovely for cottage gardens and formal borders in more manicured gardens, Crazy Daisies flower from May until August or September. They love sun and dappled shade. They grow beautifully with grasses, geranium, achillea and other summer flowering perennials.

Leucanthemum Crazy Daisy jolly useful in the garden and is an excellent, long lasting cut flower. Grow in full sun with some dappled shade and well drained soil for best results.

Genus	Leucanthemum x superbum
Common name	Chrysanthemum Crazy Daisy, Crazy Daisies, Shasta Daisy
Plant Type	Hardy Perennial. Cut Flower.
Height & Spread	60-75cm (2-2.5 feet) tall x 30cm (1 foot) spread
Sow Seeds	Sow seeds January to June. Cover lightly with vermiculite. Germination takes around 2 weeks at 15°C to 20 °C. Alternatively sow in autumn for flowers the following year.
Thin/Plant Out	Allow a minimum space of 30cm per plant. Plant in small group to form a distinctive clump.
Conditions Required	Leucanthemum love well drained soil and don't like to be wet all winter long. They prefer a site with plenty of sunshine and some dappled shade too. A cold spell of several weeks encourages flower production.
Flower Production	Blooms are produced from May until August/September. Keep cutting to encourage more flowers. Once flowering is over cut the plants back and mulch around them with organic matter to feed them ready for next year. Divide the plants once every 3 years.
Picking	Cut flowers regularly and dead-head to make sure that your plants continue to produce new blooms. When cutting place the cut flowers into a tall bucket of clean water. Allow to rest overnight before arranging. Lasts at least 7 days as a cut flower. (Don't use too many in one vase as their scent can be overpowering!)
Planting Combinations	Crazy Daisies are great in the cutting garden and in borders grow particularly well with roses, grasses, Geranium, Achillea and other summer flowering perennials.

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Leucanthemum 'Crazy Daisy'