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Chrysanthemum is a plant that has been cultivated in China for millennia, currently in the world there are a large number of cultivated varieties. In Japan, one of the countries where this flower is much appreciated, chrysanthemum is seen as a symbol of the sun and the emperor, and there is even a national day of chrysanthemum, called the happiness festival, to celebrate it.
The thousands of existing cultivated varieties range from cultivars dwarfs about 30 cm high to plants about 1 m high.
Inflorescences vary widely in shape and colors, and can be classified, for example, such as simple, semidobrades, ball, pompom, anemone and spider. As for the color they can be yellow, white, pink, red and also intermediate tones between these colors.
Chrysanthemum flowers are edible, and are used to make tea in China and some Asian countries, but plants grown for ornamental purposes are generally inadequate for consumption as they may contain pesticides and other toxic substances.
From Asian origin this species has the scientific name of Chrysanthemum morifolium, sometimes also called Chrysanthemum hortorum and Chrysanthemum grandiflorum.
It grows better with temperatures between 15 ° C and 28 ° C, with high relative humidity, under direct sunlight or partial shadow with good light.
They are short -day plants, and flourish when days begin to decrease and nights increase in duration. Therefore they bloom in Autumn or Winter, depending on the region. In low latitude regions, they do not flourish naturally.
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Chrysanthemum is a plant that has been cultivated in China for millennia, currently in the world there are a large number of cultivated varieties. In Japan, one of the countries where this flower is much appreciated, chrysanthemum is seen as a symbol of the sun and the emperor, and there is even a national day of chrysanthemum, called the happiness festival, to celebrate it.
The thousands of existing cultivated varieties range from cultivars dwarfs about 30 cm high to plants about 1 m high.
Inflorescences vary widely in shape and colors, and can be classified, for example, such as simple, semidobrades, ball, pompom, anemone and spider. As for the color they can be yellow, white, pink, red and also intermediate tones between these colors.
Chrysanthemum flowers are edible, and are used to make tea in China and some Asian countries, but plants grown for ornamental purposes are generally inadequate for consumption as they may contain pesticides and other toxic substances.
From Asian origin this species has the scientific name of Chrysanthemum morifolium, sometimes also called Chrysanthemum hortorum and Chrysanthemum grandiflorum.
It grows better with temperatures between 15 ° C and 28 ° C, with high relative humidity, under direct sunlight or partial shadow with good light.
They are short -day plants, and flourish when days begin to decrease and nights increase in duration. Therefore they bloom in Autumn or Winter, depending on the region. In low latitude regions, they do not flourish naturally.