Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Perennial
Origin
South America, Brazil
Japan
Types
Cactus
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Number of Varieties
3015
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions
Anthropogenic, Fields, meadows, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-125-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-6
Sunset Zone
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta, Crimson
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Pale Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Alternate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, Layering
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
chrysanthemum eelworms, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
breathing problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Decorating walls, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fibres, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Decoration Purposes, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, deer resistant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Hatiora gaertneri
NIPPONANTHEMUM nipponicum
Common Name
Whitsun cactus
Montauk daisy, Nippon daisy
In Hindi
ईस्टर कैक्टस
montauk daisy
In German
Osterkaktus
Montauk Gänseblümchen
In French
cactus de Pâques
montauk daisy
In Spanish
cactus de Pascua
montauk margarita
In Greek
Πάσχα κάκτος
Montauk daisy
In Portuguese
cacto Páscoa
Montauk daisy
In Polish
Wielkanocny kaktus
montauk daisy
In Latin
Pascha Cactus
Montauk primula
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asterales
Family
Cactaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Hatiora
Nipponanthemum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
Anthemideae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
251
1
27800
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