Chrysanthemum coronarium | Shungiku, Crown Daisy | Various
Chrysanthemum coronarium belongs to the plant family ASTERACE and Genus Chrysanthemum This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Chrysanthemum coronarium does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Chrysanthemum coronarium so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Chrysanthemum coronarium shungiku,crown daisy is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Potassium
Full sun to partial shade is needed for Chrysanthemum coronarium to do its best. Chrysanthemum coronarium is known as shungiku in Japanese.
Vitex agnus-castus is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
The flowers are most often a yellow color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will not resist frost and is classed as … Partially hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Cooked;Fresh. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … pungent tasting
Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the Bigberry Manzanita plant
It is pungent tasting. Its most notable nutritional component is vitamin C. Chrysanthemum coronarium is most frequently used fresh or cooked.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 2" in one direction and 1" in the other direction.
"Unusual Vegetables: Something New for This Year's Garden", Anne Moyer Halpin, editor, Organic Gardening and Farming, Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pennsylvania, 1978.
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.