Leucanthemum, Shasta Daisy 'Banana Cream'

Please help! My banana creams, now in their third year, are behaving very differently vs. prior years. They are not growing, as if time h...Read Moreas stopped for them. Theres no wilt, yellowing, or browning, but they have remained the same height, ab.6”, for more than a month. The past winter seems to have been too harsh on them, those in the ground almost all died out, those in the pot survived and i planted them in the bed this spring, but they are still 6” tall.

For comparison, in prior springs they grew fast, bloomed beautifully, and were eager to expand and take more and more room. Now, no vigor at all. What could be wrong? I am on Long Island, NY.

I planted these about three years ago, and this year they have really shined in the garden. I planted more this year with Moonshine Yarr...Read Moreow and Leprechaun Columbine. The green and pale yellow combination really brightens up dull spots. Full sun.

I'm questioning the height on your data sheet. It says the Banana Cream Shasta Daisy is 24-36 inches, but the Dutch Gardens catalog says...Read More 15-18 inches. I'm looking for plants to replace Old Court Variety Shasta Daisies that are too tall and blocking a view. So I am looking for something shorter than about 20 inches.

For me this plant has proved very disappointing over the two growing seasons it has been in the ground - sparse flowering, nice yellow co...Read Moreloring that quickly faded to dirty white. I am giving it one more year and if performance does not improve to the compost pile with it!