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Cream Puff Shasta Daisy: Lemon Buds, Cream Blooms, Compact Dome
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Cream Puff Shasta daisy opens lemon-yellow buds into 3- to 4-inch cream flowers with golden centers. Each bloom has two rows of broad, overlapping petals, the top row tilted upward for a more formal, cupped look. The flowers completely cover a tight dome of dark green leaves just 14 to 16 inches tall and more than two feet wide.
Shasta daisies and lavender are a classic cottage-garden pairing. They share full sun and well-drained soil, and soft cream next to purple is hard to beat.
Cream Puff at a glance
| Trait | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Botanical name | Leucanthemum × superbum 'Cream Puff' |
| Flowers | Cream from lemon-yellow buds, 3 to 4 inches, gold centers, double row of petals |
| Foliage | Dark green, lance-shaped |
| Size | 14 to 16 inches tall, 26 to 28 inches wide |
| Bloom | Starts mid-June, peaks early July, repeats with deadheading |
| Hardiness | USDA zones 5 to 9 |
| Light | Full sun |
| Deer | Moderately resistant |
Cream and purple, side by side
Cream Puff's soft palette is gentler than a bright white daisy. Lemon buds and cream petals sit next to lavender's purple wands with a warm, buttery glow, and the dark green foliage gives the silver lavender leaves a backdrop. Both bloom from mid-June into July, so the pairing peaks together.
Because it stays low and wide, Cream Puff fits at the front of a border, beside a path or between lavender groups, where its branching stems carry flowers from the top of the dome nearly to the ground. Leave a little space around each lavender crown for airflow. Plan the front row in the Companion Plant Planner.
Planting and care
- Soil: average and well-drained. Good winter drainage is the key to survival.
- Water: during dry spells, at the base. Wet leaves and soggy soil invite leaf spot and crown rot.
- Deadheading: remove spent flowers, or shear after the first flush, to keep new buds coming into fall.
- Pests: aphids and four-lined plant bugs can mark the leaves.
- Fall: cut the flowering stems but leave the low basal leaves in place over winter.
- Dividing: every two to three years in spring keeps plants vigorous.
Containers and cut flowers
Its compact dome makes Cream Puff a great container plant for a sunny patio, where it fills a pot with flowers for weeks. Cut a few stems for the kitchen table; cream daisies and a handful of lavender make an easy, farmhouse-style bouquet. Bees and butterflies visit the gold centers.
About the plug tray
Cream Puff is offered as a 72-cell plug tray, a good fit for mass plantings, borders and container programs. See the product page for current availability, or visit the Wholesale Hub.
Frequently asked questions
Are the flowers white or yellow?
Both, in a way. Buds start lemon yellow and open to soft cream around a gold center, so the plant shows a blend.
Why did my Shasta daisy disappear over winter?
Usually from crown rot in wet, heavy soil. Plant it where water drains away, the same as your lavender.
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