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Kiku-The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum
This is one of several photos taken at the New York Botanical Gardens at their Kiku display. I'll post about 10 when done (see my photostream).
What is Kiku you may ask? Here's how they explain it:
"The chrysanthemum, known as kiku, is perhaps the most revered of the fall-flowering plants in Japan. For centuries the secrets of its cultivation were carefully guarded. But during a five-year cultural exchange, The New York Botanical Garden learned the time-honored growing techniques and display styles to become the first garden outside of Japan to showcase the art of kiku in the Imperial style."
The exhibit included cascades of flowers, single plants with hundreds of flowers, and others with an enormous flower atop a single stem.
Here are more photos from the exbhibit: www.flickr.com/photos/lithuania2008/sets/72157608431233520/
Kiku-The Art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum
This is one of several photos taken at the New York Botanical Gardens at their Kiku display. I'll post about 10 when done (see my photostream).
What is Kiku you may ask? Here's how they explain it:
"The chrysanthemum, known as kiku, is perhaps the most revered of the fall-flowering plants in Japan. For centuries the secrets of its cultivation were carefully guarded. But during a five-year cultural exchange, The New York Botanical Garden learned the time-honored growing techniques and display styles to become the first garden outside of Japan to showcase the art of kiku in the Imperial style."
The exhibit included cascades of flowers, single plants with hundreds of flowers, and others with an enormous flower atop a single stem.
Here are more photos from the exbhibit: www.flickr.com/photos/lithuania2008/sets/72157608431233520/