Among the flowers in the Far East, chrysanthemum is especially venerated. In China, chrysanthemum is the symbol of the ninth month. Currently, graceful flowers adorn homesteads, parks, flowerpots in front of the pediments of buildings around the world. A very attractive quality of garden culture is a long flowering period - from early July to late autumn. Yes, and care for chrysanthemum - the most elementary, since the plant is very unpretentious.
There are chrysanthemums-perennials and annual varieties of plants. There are several thousand varieties of garden perennial chrysanthemum , the selection of which was carried out for three millennia. Flowers vary in flowering time, bush height, size and density of flowers, the shape of the inflorescence. The color of the chrysanthemums is very diverse: red, maroon, orange, yellow, white.
Shrub (shrubby) chrysanthemum
Common varieties are bush chrysanthemum, which appeared in Europe on a historical scale recently - about 200 years ago. A particular feature of this variety of culture is the compact size of the plant. Based on the basic kind of flower, similar to chamomile, different varieties of shrub chrysanthemum. Semi-double and terry, monophonic and two-color species appeared. Mono varieties are especially popular: "Mona Lisa", "Artist", "Reagan", and bicolour: "Hyder" (purple-white), "Dance Scarlett" (yellow-red).
Large-flowered chrysanthemums
Luxury chrysanthemums with a large flower - large-flowered. Varieties of large-flowered chrysanthemums are grown more often in enclosed grounds (greenhouses and greenhouses), but early varieties of chrysanthemums are successfully grown in the open air. Florists are happy to breed varieties of large-scale chrysanthemum "Alexander", "Orange", "Gypsy Baron", "Gray King", "Sun", "Muscovite", etc.
Small-flowered (Korean) chrysanthemums
Small-flowered chrysanthemums are winter-resistant varieties of chrysanthemums, this allows them to grow them everywhere in the open ground. Flowers are known for their unpretentiousness. This quality contributes to the fact that the culture is widespread in many geographical latitudes. Korean chrysanthemums are diverse in size and shape of the bush: short and tall, sprawling and compact. Well, of course, like other types of chrysanthemums, they have a rich colorful palette. Varieties of Korean chrysanthemum "Klimentina", "Amazon", "Comet", "Funny Guys", "La Gioconda", "Petrukha", Lady Hamilton ", etc. will decorate the flower garden before the end of October.
Eternal Chrysanthemum
Eternal chrysanthemums are very decorative - one branch gives a whole bouquet of inflorescences, consisting of 6 to 20 or more buds. Gardeners adore the varieties of the chrysanthemum "Sabo", "Inga", "Vesuvio". Very unusual are the chrysanthemums "Balloon" - they have a unique green color.
Spherical Chrysanthemum
Varieties of globular chrysanthemum are characterized by their short stature and a huge number of small flowers, because of which it is almost invisible
All kinds of chrysanthemums are heat-loving plants, preferring sunny and protected from winds, areas. We remind: if the flowers hibernate in the open ground, do not forget to prepare them for the winter and create a dry shelter of lapnika! Then, next year, perennials will delight you with abundant flowering.