How to Care for a Snowcap Shasta Daisy

Break up the soil in a flower bed to a depth of about 12 to 15 inches using a garden fork. Spread a 3-inch layer of compost over the soil. Mix the compost into the soil using the garden fork.

Measure the height and width of the container holding the Snowcap daisies. Dig a hole about twice the width and equal to the height of the holding container. Place the daisy in the hole so the top of the root ball is level with the top of the hole.

Fill the hole with the soil and compost removed to dig the hole. Pat down the area around the newly planted daisy with your hands to keep it in place.

Water the soil around the newly planted Snowcap until the ground is moist but not soaked.

Place garden stakes 3 to 4 inches behind each planted Snowcap. Secure the Snowcap to the stake by lightly tying twine around the stake and stem of the plant. Snowcaps reach a mature height between 2 to 4 feet and are prone to breakage during windy weather. Staking is not necessary, but it does help protect growing plants.

Water with about 1 inch of water around the soil of the plants on a weekly basis. Only water during the weeks when the weather does not provide enough rainfall throughout the growing season.

Snip off dead or dying blooms using garden scissors. This process, known as deadheading, helps promote continued blooming.

Cut the Snowcaps to a height of 2 to 3 inches after the initial frost of the year. Cover the plants with mulch to help keep soil temperatures from freezing over the winter.

Apply water-soluble flower fertilizer to the garden when plants begin to emerge in the spring.

Pull up newly emerging Snowcaps during the third spring. Divide the plant into two or three separate clumps and replant. Continue to divide Snowcaps every three to four years to prevent overcrowding in the garden.