Perennials > Nipponanthemum > Nipponanthemum nipponicum > Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Nippon Daisy
Origin: China and Japan.
| Family |
| Asteraceae |
| Genus |
| Nipponanthemum |
| Species |
| nipponicum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 - 9 |
| Height |
| 45 - 90 cm |
| Spread |
| 45 - 90 cm |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Garden, mass planting and mid-border planting. |
| Cultivation |
| Full sun and partial-shade. Average, dry and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant. |
| Shape |
| Bushy. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Leaf spots, stem rots and leaf miners may be a problem. |
| Leaf Description |
| Stalks are long. Thick, oblong, coarsely-toothed leaves that are 8 - 9 cm long. |
| Flower Description |
| 5 - 8 cm in diameter flower-heads that appear on stalks. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are dark green. The flower-heads are white rays with green center disks. |
| Texture Description |
| The leaves are glossy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Niagara Parks Botanical Garden, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. |
top