Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants
Origin
Japan
Southwestern United States, California
Types
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
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Number of Varieties
1540
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40000
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Habitat
Anthropogenic, Fields, meadows, Shores of rivers or lakes
Dry areas, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
9-1
Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm61.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm25.40 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Alternate
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Fall, Late Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Layering
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
chrysanthemum eelworms, Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Flying insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Decorating walls, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Part of Plant Used
Fibres, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Basketary, Decoration Purposes, Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, deer resistant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
NIPPONANTHEMUM nipponicum
PENSTEMON eatonii
Common Name
Montauk daisy, Nippon daisy
Firecracker Penstemon
In Hindi
montauk daisy
Firecracker penstemon
In German
Montauk Gänseblümchen
Kracher penstemon
In French
montauk daisy
Firecracker penstemon
In Spanish
montauk margarita
Penstemon del petardo
In Greek
Montauk daisy
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
In Portuguese
Montauk daisy
Penstemon do foguete
In Polish
montauk daisy
petarda penstemon
In Latin
Montauk primula
Firecracker Persicaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Asterales
Lamiales
Family
Asteraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Nipponanthemum
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Anthemideae
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Subfamily
Asteroideae
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Number of Species
1250
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27800
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