Mexican Hat

Japanese Persimmon

About Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon

Mexican Hat

Japanese Persimmon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Fuyu Persimmons Hachiya Persimmons Among(Ye mon) Maru Persimmons

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-106-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Pyramidal

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm550.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Light Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Do not water excessively, Do not water frequently, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Caterpillars, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Drought, Full Sun, Variety of soil types

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Expectorant, Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

Cosmetics

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

DIOSPYROS kaki 'Hongsi'

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Asian Persimmon, Hongsi Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

Japanese Persimmon

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Japanese Persimmon

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Persimmon japonais

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

El caqui japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

Ιαπωνικά Λωτός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Persimmon japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

japoński Persimmon

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Persimmon Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Ebenaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Diospyros

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon

Wondering what are the properties of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon? We provide you with everything About Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon. Mexican Hat doesn't have thorns and Japanese Persimmon doesn't have thorns. Also Mexican Hat does not have fragrant flowers. Mexican Hat has allergic reactions like Rhinitis and Japanese Persimmon has allergic reactions like Rhinitis. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon

Season and care of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon is important to know. While considering everything about Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mexican Hat season is Summer and Japanese Persimmon season is Summer. The type of soil for Mexican Hat is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Persimmon is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Mexican Hat is Neutral and for Japanese Persimmon is Acidic, Neutral.

Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Japanese Persimmon height is 760.00 cm and width 550.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Japanese Persimmon flower color: Light Yellow
Japanese Persimmon leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon

Care of Mexican Hat and Japanese Persimmon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Japanese Persimmon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Persimmon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.