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Amazing Daisies® 'Banana Cream' Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum superbum

Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
18" 2' 46cm 61cm
Height: 15" - 18"
Spread: 18" - 2'
Height: 38cm - 46cm
Spread: 46cm - 61cm
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  • Details

    15 - 18 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    18 - 24 Inches
    38cm - 46cm
    46cm - 61cm
    46cm - 61cm

    Features

    This variety is no longer available from Proven Winners®. Alternatives include: Amazing Daisies® 'Banana Cream II'.

    A superb selection with huge 4-5”, lemon yellow flowers which brighten to creamy white. Well-budded plants have an extra long bloom time in summer. A vigorous grower with disease resistant, dark green foliage. Nice in pots or in the garden.

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    Long Blooming
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    15 - 18 Inches 38cm - 46cm
    Spacing: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 24 Inches 46cm - 61cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Yellow
    Flower Shade: 
    Yellow
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Upright
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Uses Notes: 

    Best used in landscapes.

    Maintenance Notes: 

    This perennial grows best in full sun and average to fertile soils. Good drainage is essential for overwintering and best growth. Afternoon shade is beneficial in warm climates.

    Amazing Daisies® 'Banana Cream' Leucanthemum superbum USPP 23,181, Can 4,203
  • 27 Reviews

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    • Beautiful! I don’t understand the heat comments. Most things in harsh zones require a little protection and will wane when the heat wave of summer hits. It’s been in the 90s in North Texas for a couple weeks and this plant it is on its second year getting full midday sun; it shows zero stress and is putting on the most beautiful show. (I fully understand she won’t be blooming when we get weeks of continuous 100°+, it’s survival mode for all of us.) planning on buying more!

      Ash
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 27 weeks ago
    • I bought several Banana Cream plants spring 2021 . All are doing great. No special treatment provided. Planted in full sun . Hot humid summer weather in Zone 6 London Ontario Canada

      Barbara
      , Ontario
      , Canada
      , 1 year ago
    • I purchased two of these the summer of 2021. I was in awe of the color and they were highly recommended online and in the "Gardener's Idea" book I received. Like many others I was terribly disappointed that they did not come back. I was intentionally purchasing more perennials for my garden to save on planting time and money. I was super bummed. Maybe the new color will be more hardy.

      Kristi Whaley
      , Kansas
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I purchased 12 of these and planted them last summer. They were beautiful and I was looking forward to enjoying them again this year but not a single one survived the winter. I am very disappointed and contacted PW and their warranty doesn’t cover wintering over. I’m out all the work and money involved in planting them and I was really looking forward to enjoying them this season. I would not recommend and am not planting again.

      Meg
      , New York
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I purchased 12 of these and planted them last summer. They were beautiful and I was looking forward to enjoying them again this year but not a single one survived the winter. I am very disappointed and contacted PW and their warranty doesn’t cover wintering over. I’m out all the work and money involved in planting them and I was really looking forward to enjoying them this season. I would not recommend and am not planting again.

      Meg
      , New York
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I bought 7 of the Proven Winners Amazing Daisies ‘Banana Cream’ last summer (2021). I was willing to spend over 150.00 as they were so lovely and most importantly a perennial. I planted them as per the instruction tag and they were a show stopper for the 4 months that I had them. Unfortunately, all 7 are dead this spring and need to be pulled. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

      Kelly Hammell
      , Ontario
      , Canada
      , 2 years ago
    • I'm extremely picky about yellow. Yellow is very important in a cottage garden chock full of pinks, purples and whites- but finding a good yellow, the right yellow, is an arduous task. These are just right. Soft, pale, like whipped butter and sugar with rich yellow centers. They look fantastic with purple, especially catmints. I have them paired with Neptune catmint as they bloom at the same time. Oh yes. Fantastic. In my zone 6a, they take full sun from 9 am until the sun goes down. They do not care. After their first year I stopped watering them (though they are mulched). They do not care. They get compost twice a season, once in the spring and then again in the end of July. The only downside is that you need to keep them deadheaded as their spent blooms are not the greatest looking. But they've been blooming for a week and a half and I've yet to have to do that. Pest free, stress free. Pair these with salvias, cat mints and coneflowers for a self sufficient sun garden.

      Sarah
      , Pennsylvania
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • I purchased three banana cream daisies about a week ago and placed them in different areas around my home. One is in full sun, one is in part sun and the other is in shade. The only one still standing now is the one that is getting the most shade. I throughly water each of them every morning and by noon, the two that are in sun fall over. Beautiful perennials, but they cannot take heat and full sun. I will cut the two down and see if that will help, but it’s just too much work.

      Tasha
      , North Carolina
      , United States
      , 3 years ago
    • Plant cannot tolerate any sort of heat in the sun. Definitely a shade plant if you live anywhere that gets above 85 degrees in the spring or summer, which means you will probably sacrifice blooms. PW states you should probably provide afternoon shade in the south but I don’t even think this would help. Plant starts getting sun at 10a and by 12p it’s wilted almost to the point of death! This even occurred after we received a cool front and the high was in the high 70s! I have to water it even more than my hydrangeas only for it to look like lettuce left out in the sun. Sadly, I will most likely pull them out next spring.

      Gilbert Diaz
      , Texas
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
    • This plant is wonderful. I bought it in Spring 2019 and this year there are buds everywhere! Looks like it's going to be another stunner this year!

      Linda Shafto
      , Michigan
      , United States
      , 4 years ago
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