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Chrysanthemum Flower and Plant - Growing, Care and Facts
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Chrysanthemums are one of the most popular flowers in the world, next only to the Rose.

Chrysanthemum was named by Carolus Linnaeus from two Greek prefixes, 'Chrys', which means golden (the color of the original flowers), and 'anthemon', meaning flower.

Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
chrysanthemum
Species
morifolii

Chrysanthemum flowers bloom in various forms, and can be daisy-like, decorative, pompons or buttons. Chrysanthemum blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. Chrysanthemums come in wide range of colors. In addition to the traditional yellow, other popular colors are white, purple, and red. They are very poupular in floral bouquets and flower arrangements. Gift chrysanthemum flower arrangements to your beloved to tell them how much they mean to you.

Each Chrysanthemum flower head is actually a cluster of many flowers, composed of a central group of short disk flowers surrounded by rings of longer ray flowers. Chrysanthemums are classified into nine categories according to the type and arrangement of disk and ray flowers - Incurved, Reflexed, Intermediate, Late Flowering Anemones, Singles, Pompons, Sprays, Spiders/Spoons/Quills, Charms and Cascades. For example, the 'reflexed' Chrysanthemum consists of ray flowers that curve downward into an umbrella shape; the 'quill' has tubular ray flowers that radiate from the center of the head.

Chrysanthemum Facts

* Chrysanthemums are tropical flowers. Chrysanthemums were originally grown in the Eurasian region.
* Chrysanthemums belong to the Asteraceae (Compositae) family, which is one of the largest families of flowering plants with over 1,000 genera and about 20,000 species.
* The Chrysanthemum was brought to Japan by Buddhist monks in AD 400. Japanese emperors so loved the Chrysanthemum flower that they sat upon Chrysanthemum thrones. Chrysanthemums, kikus in Japanese, were featured on the Imperial Crest of Japan.
* Even today, a number of Japanese cities hold spectacular annual chrysanthemum exhibitions.

Chrysanthemums are very much suitable for container gardening in patios. These chrysanthemum plants bear flowers in wide variety of colors.Gift a potted chrysanthemum plant to your beloved and let your relationship bloom like a chrysanthemum.

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Different Species of Chrysanthemum
Scientific Name Common Name Common Uses

Garden Varieties

C Segetum Corn Marigold or Corndaisy Ideal plant for a wild flower meadow or natural planting scheme.
C Carinatum Tricolor Daisy Leaves are edible and flowers are cultivated as beds.
C Coronarium Crown Daisy Medicinal use, used in conjunction with black pepper for treatment of syphillis and gonorrhea.
C Maximum Shasta Daisy The Chrysanthemum is excellent as a ground cover or border plant since the foliage is attractive and remains green all year.
C Majus Alecost The Alecost Chrysanthemum flower petals are used for conserves and leaves are used as flavoring in soups.
C Multicaule Yellow Daisy Grown in small pots, or combined with other plants in larger containers.
C Parthenium Fever Few A popular, though dubious headache remedy
C Morifolium Florist´s Chrysanthemum The Chrysanthemum is ideal for growing in beds and pots

Florist Varieties
C Coccineum Pyrethum Daisy The Chrysanthemum is used as an insecticide, especially against bookworms
C Frutescens Marguerite The Chrysanthemum is ideal for decoration and cultivation
C Sizzle Salmon - Ideal for flower exhibitions

Growing Chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums are easy to be grown and are propagated by division of roots, cuttings and seeds. Chrysanthemums are not specific to any season. Chrysanthemum plants can be grown in any kind of soil, but they require a sunny weather for best performance. Chrysanthemums have a long flowering period. Chrysanthemum seeds are sown in those areas which experience low rainfall during the rainy season. Usually, the Chrysanthemum seedlings are transplanted after about a month of sowing. But sometimes seeds can also be sown directly in situ and seedlings thinned out after germination. Chrysanthemum plants flower in about three months of sowing. Order chrysanthenum seeds now and add color to your garden with the flowers which bloom all the season.
Chrysanthemum Plant Care

* After the transplants, the Chrysanthemum beds should be weeded, hoed and watered regularly.
* In some cases staking of Chrysanthemum plants is necessary.
* After a few weeks, the Chrysanthemum seedlings are pinched to make them bushy.
* Fertilizing the plant is an important step in caring for chrysanthemums. Do fertilize when the plants are ready for bloomin and discontinue fertilizing after flower buds are formed.Order your fertilizer now and enhance the blooming of your chrysanthemums.
* A careful check should be made of diseases and insect pests and prompt control measures adopted to control them.
* The faded Chrysanthemum blooms should be regularly removed as it helps to prolong flowering.
* Chrysanthemums are susceptible to aphids and plant bugs, leafspot and stunt, and foliar nematodes. However, Chrysanthemums benefit from winter protection.

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