![]() To encourage more compact plants, better clothed with foliage, cut Chrysanthemums to half their height in early June.Īt the same time I remove all weak and spindly canes. Chrysanthemums clump up readily and can be lifted and divided in early spring. They must have full sun and are best not planted in frost pockets, as this will drastically truncate their flowering season in a cold autumn. The nursery grows over 20 different forms from elegant single flowering varieties to more sumptuous double and pom pom varieties.Ĭhrysanthemums like rich soil and reasonable moisture. I love my Chrysanthemums best planted in the vegetable garden between the rows of red cabbages! Chrysanthemums are easy trouble free plants and the bees and butterflies love them’ They are so vigorous and generous with their blooms you can pick them in great armfuls for the house. The rich warm colours of their flowers make them my favorite autumnal cut-flower. Perhaps it is the association with florists Chrysanthemums, those impossibly heavy headed monsters in hard white or searing yellow, that makes people disdain their lovely garden counterparts. ![]() ‘Why are people snobbish about hardy chrysanthemums? For me they are essential, cottage garden plants, filling the garden with colour from September through to December. Woottens grows what is commonly called ‘The Hardy Chrysanthemum’, a range of hybrids suitable for the border, flowering late in the season and are easily overwintered outside. Often our first thought of the Chrysanthemum relates to the ‘pot mum’ or the large blooms of the florists Chrysanthemum, both of which are not easy or suitable garden plants. “Chrysos” is gold and ” anthos” for flower. The term CHRYSANTHEMUM in ancient Greek means Gold Flower. Always remember FIFO (first in/first out) when rotating Pompons or any other flowers.Or read on to find out more about the plants themselvesĬhrysanthemums are a wide and diverse Genus comprising of many species, majority of which originate from East Asia, predominantly China where they have been cherished as a plant for over 500 Years.Allow minimum 2 hours to hydrate placing buckets in an area with good airflow.Store in a cooler at 34 – 38° F / 1 – 3° C with relative humidity of 75-85%.Use clean, high quality water that has not been treated with a water softener as the salt levels can be damaging to flowers. Do not put flowers directly in metal/galvanized buckets. Place flowers in a holding treatment such as FloraLife® Express 200.Use clean, sanitized clippers or knife, and treat with FloraLife® Quick Dip. ![]() If received dry packed, conditioning of stem ends is recommended to prevent blockage and promote uptake.Start processing with a clean bucket, sanitized with a floral cleaner such as FloraLife® D.C.D.Store flowers dry at 34 to 38F / 1 – 3° C for as long as possible (until flowers are needed for wet case display at store/wholesale level).White chrysanthemum any color you desire. Which to add a spray of water-based color. However, if you need aįlower outside of nature’s color palette, they offer the perfect base onto Also, with the many bloomsįound on each stem, you can make a little bit look like a lot by using just aĬome in a variety of beautiful spring pastel colors. Perfect choice! With such a long vase life, they can be placed in arrangementsĪlong with greenery ahead of time in pre-production. And as a bonus you can now amaze your friends, family,Īnd colleagues with your newfound botanical knowledge.įor a versatile flower for Easter or Spring arrangements? Chrysanthemums are the You know the chrysanthemum’s secret, you may never look at this humble flower The structures in the center are called disk flowers/florets and those are also small individual flowers. On the right is the same flower but shown as a cross section where you can see sixteen individual flowers! That’s right, each individual petal is actually a flower called a ray flower/floret. On the left, you see a front view of a yellow daisy. It is best explained in the pictures below. You know that each chrysanthemum’s bloom is actually made up of a collection of You may be surprised to hear that from the cheery daisies to the many petaled cushions,Įvery Chrysanthemum keeps the same secret. In a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Reliable thanks to their long vase life, ability to store well, and year-round availability These versatile little beauties are highly LivRio Magazine March 2021, powered by FloraLifeĪKA cushions, buttons, chrysanths, or daisies are an often underappreciated
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