Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 1951

Genus ja: フウキギク

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# spp.: 16 (from genus_families table) | 0 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Asteraceae

Family ja: キク

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Asteroideae: Tribe Senecioneae: Subtribe Senecioninae

Distribution en: Macaronesia

Description en: Genus of 15 species of perennials and subshrubs, sometimes grown as annuals, occurring in forests and on slopes and rocky outcrops in the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores. They are grown for their daisy-like flowerheads, solitary or borne in corymbs, appearing from winter to early autumn. Stems are upright to spreading, simple or branching. Leaves are simple, rounded to broadly lance-shaped or arrow-shaped, arranged alternately or in basal rosettes. In frost-prone areas, grow in a cool greenhouse or as houseplants. In warmer climates, grow in a shrub border or use as summer bedding.

Hardiness en: Frost tender.

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Propagation en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) from spring to midsummer. Root semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

Pests en: Susceptible to aphids, red spider mites, thrips, white-flies, and chrysanthemum leaf miner.

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Comment ja: サイネリア(シネラリア)

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Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:58 by hkokubun@mac.com