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Who has never heard of the daisy flowers? We all know them as a child. Remember when you were in love as a teenager, sitting on the grass with flower buds in your hand?
He loves me, he loves me knot, and so it went on when picking each petal. The good old days, right? We all know the kids of today do not know this feeling.
But you can bring it back to your garden with the Montauk daisy. Today we dedicate this care article to the Nippon daisies that will brighten your garden with different colors.
Plant Name: Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Other Name: Nippon daisies or Montauk daisies
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Native Areas: Japan
Light Requirement: Full sunny location
Watering: Average
Fertilizer: Balanced fertilizer
Toxicity: Can cause a rash on the skin for both humans and pets
Temperature: Warm temperatures
Propagation: Division
Growth: 3 feet tall and wide
Soil Type: Acidic, well-draining soil
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9
More About Montauk Daisy Plants
The Montauk or Nippon daisy flowers previously belonged to the Chrysanthemum family. It is a herbaceous perennial that blooms in late summer, persisting until the first frost. The perennials can grow up to 3 feet tall and wide in two months.
The best time to plant your Nippon daisies is early fall or spring. The foliage is shiny green with a leathery texture and the flowers you see on long stalks. The flower heads display white petals with a green center.
Another fantastic thing is the blooms make for beautiful cut flowers and are long-lasting.
Nippon Daisies Care Guide
The Nipponanthemum nipponicum is easy to grow in a sunny location in well-drained soil. Montauk daisy care is easy as well. You can dig a hole three times the size of the root ball. Then position your plants in the center with the top of the root ball at ground level.
Backfill the hole and press it down, and water them well. The maintenance is minimal, and we have all the care info here.
Recommended Soil For Montauk Daisies
Montauk daisies can grow in average to dry, slightly acidic soil with a pH between 5.5 to 6.5. This herbaceous perennial can grow in different soil types, but it needs soil that drains well, as soggy soil can lead to the rotting of the stem killing the plants. The Montauk daisies thrive in dry soil and are drought-tolerant.
Suitable Spot For Nippon Daisy Flowers
The Nippon daisy flowers can stand in full sun depending on your growing zones. Still, in hot climates, provide your outdoor plants with direct sunlight in the morning with some afternoon shade. So, you can grow them in coastal regions for a beautiful landscape design.
Watering Nipponanthemum Nipponicum
Regarding Montauk daisy care and watering, it prefers dry soil, not soggy.
For this reason, compared to other plants, it does not need much watering during rainfall. Nonetheless, if you notice an extended dry period, your plants will wilt and need frequent watering.
The important thing to prevent stem rot is not to overwater your plants and provide them with good drainage. As you can see, it is a low-maintenance indoor plant.
Temperature and Humidity
When you live in the USDA zone 5 to 9, your Montauk daisies grow as a perennial. It thrives in warm climates but not in regions with excessive heat. It can tolerate different humidity levels.
The Nippon daisies die back as most other perennials when the first frost arrives. These plants need no winter protection, but if you get cold winters and your daisies grow in containers, we recommend wrapping the pot with burlap.
Fertilizing The Montauk Daisy Plants
These low-maintenance Nippon daisies do not need fertilizer, as over-fertilizing your plant can cause yellow or floppy stems. But if it grows in poor soil, you can use a balanced fertilizer like a 10-10-10 one in early spring.
Pruning Montauk Daisy
The Nippon daisies do not need much pruning. The plant has an upright growth habit. But you can cut the new growth back spring. Still, once you see the flower buds appearing, avoid pruning. You can remove spent flowers in summer to encourage reblooming.
Potting Nippon Daisies
You will need a larger planter to grow your Montauk daisies in containers. You can choose a terracotta or glazed ceramic one with ample drainage holes.
Also, remember that these container plants dry out faster than in the ground. So fill the container with soil that drains well.
When you notice the roots poking through the drainage holes, you can divide the clumps to plant in the ground.
Propagating Montauk Daisy
While Nipponanthemum nipponicum can be grown from seeds, they grow very well from cuttings and root division. The last two methods are more reliable in providing more plants as they make great-cut flowers.
Growing Nippon Daisies From Cuttings
You can take cuttings from the Montauk daisy anytime, but it is better to take them in spring or summer. You can take pieces up to ten inches long to root and grow new plants.
Snip off the daisies, cutting using a clean pair of pruners. Remove the bottom leaves and leave about five sets of leaves on the top.
You can root the cutting in wet sand soil or water.
For water, propagation ensures that the water is refreshed weekly.
Leave the cuttings standing in a cool location away from direct light.
After two weeks, you will notice new growth slowing you from transplanting them into the garden or individual containers. Once your plants grow larger, they can handle full sun better.
Root Division
You can divide your Montauk daisy every two to three years, and they respond well to regular division. One thing is for sure your Nippon daisies will tell you quickly when to divide them as they produce fewer flowers and start looking weak.
Wait for a cool day in early spring to divide. You can separate them in late summer, but they will not respond well.
Dig up your plants with enough soil to prevent transplant shock or damaging the root ball. Some gardeners do this after they water the plant, but it does become messy. But we prefer doing it when the soil is on the dry side.
Unlike other perennials, the Montauk daisies do not divide well when you chop them in half. Once the whole plant is lifted, your hands must work the roots apart.
Place the divided plants in a shady container and keep them watered before moving them again to full sun. You can keep them out of the full sun for about a month before moving them back into the landscape.
Montauk Daisy Similar Plants
There are quite a few varieties of Nippon daisies you can add to your garden collection.
Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum x superbum is a classic daisy with flowers in white and gold centers. You find them with a flower in late summer through to the first frost.
Ox-Eye Daisies
Leucanthemum vulgare grows about three feet tall and has smaller blooms with white petals and yellow centers.
Gerbera Daisies
Gerbera jamesonii is a clump-forming perennial reaching one foot tall with red, orange, or yellow petals and bronze centers.
Montauk Daisy Common Diseases and Pests
The Nippon daisies are not only deer resistant but do not get bothered by many pests. Still, it does not mean your Montauk daisy does not get any problems or can get sick.
You can find leaf miners on them, but fungal diseases are the biggest concern. You may get wild with the hose in wet summers and notice some of the problems below.
Still, both these problems you treat using a fungicidal treatment.
Stem Rot
These are ugly fungal diseases as the stems turn slimy and brown. The best is to cut back on your watering, but it might also need treatment.
If you have two or three infected stems, you can remove them by cutting them into the green or woody uninfected below the rotted area. Still, we recommend waiting for dry days to do this.
Or use a fungicide spray during prolonged wet weather.
Leaf Spots
Leaf spot, you see when brown or black spots form on the leaves. It happens with overwatering. For a handful of spotted leaves, you can remove and destroy them. But if your whole plant is infected, we recommend using a fungicide spray.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can deadhead your daisies by removing the spent flowers after it starts blooming. Doing this will help with reblooming.
To keep your daisies reblooming, it helps to remove the spent flowers.
The Shasta looks similar to the Montauk daisy, and the only difference is the Shasta has white petals with a golden center.
We recommend removing the individual stems back to the plant’s base for the huge variety of daisies growing single stems with a flower like your Shasta or Gerbera. If the blooms are spent, you can cunt the entire plant back to the ground.
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