| Description | One of the best Shasta Daisy's available for the perennial gardens. Becky was given the 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year award from the Perennial Plant Association. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Soil & Site | prefers well drained, will not survive wet winter soils. |
| Flowers | white, about 3 inches across, contrasting yellow centers and start blooming end of June through August and maybe into September. |
| Fruit | achene |
| Leaves | coarsely-toothed, lance-shaped, medium green, |
| Dimensions | 3 feet tall with an equal spread. |
| Maintenance | I have maintained Becky two different ways and both worked just with different results. One is to deadhead and not cut back hard. You will get a nice green plant. The other is to cut back hard after blooming and it will give a flush of new growth. |
| Propagation | cuttings, easy by division |
| Cultivar Origin | Becky has a well documented history. Jimmy and Becky Steward, garden designers and Nursery owners received this plant from their neighbor Mary Ann Gatlin who received it from her mother Ida Mae. Ida Mae spotted the plant growing in a garden and purchased some from the owner in the 1960's. Bill Funkhouser of Wayside Nursery introduced the plant obtained from the Steward's. Named after Becky Steward. |
| Misc Facts | Becky scores a 5 out of 5 at the Chicago Botanic Gardens (Glencoe, Illinois USA) Leucanthemum trials. |
| Author's Notes | Becky has been in my garden for 9 years (as of 2012). I have never divided it to maintain vigor. Older varieties such as Alaska, Silver Princess, etc. I always would divide them, since they seemed to die out in the center. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), Perennial Plant Association bulletin |
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