Nippon Daisy Bonsai

Valavanis whose teacher s father started it about 90 years ago.

Nippon daisy bonsai. It s a sun loving perennial that requires very little care to keep it in top form. I bought it in a 3 quart pot on clearance at the garden department at a home improvement store in 2015 and planted it in the fall. On feb 19 2017 wendymadre from petersburg va wrote. It s from the collection of william n.

Bonsai has its origins in the heian period 794 1185 deriving from the similar chinese art of penjing in which landscapes are created on trays. This nippon daisy bonsai chrysanthemum nipponicum is a shrubby perennial not a tree. This perennial tolerates light shade in hot climates. Nippon daisy is also attractive to butterflies and makes an excellent cut flower.

The nippon daisy chrysanthemum nipponicum is a woody perennial which is winter hardy in the upstate new york area and develops great trunks old bark and bright pure white daisy like flowers in autumn. The original plant was started in the 1950s so it must be 70 years old now. Nipponanthemum nipponicum common names nippon daisy or montauk daisy is a plant species native to coastal regions of japan but cultivated as an ornamental in other regions. Nippon daisy also sometimes called montauk daisy adds a cheerful note to late season gardens with its beautiful white daisy flowers with sunny yellow centers.

This plant is slightly shorter than the nippon and was created by extensive cross breeding that included nippon daisy as one of its ancestors. At first it was an aristocratic pursuit but. Shasta daisy leucanthemum x superbum. In my zone 7a petersburg virginia garden my montauk daisy is doing well.

The nippon daisy nipponanthemum nipponicum synonyms include chrysanthemum nipponicumand leucanthemum nipponicum is a large bushy perennial which is grown for its good foliage and the large daisy like flowers in mid to late autumn. The flower stems are a bit long but attractive. This perennial is a classic daisy with white petals opening to a golden center rather than the greenish center seen on nippon daisies.