What is the care of chrysanthemums?

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are plants that produce such elegant and beautiful flowers during the summer and fall that it is very difficult to look away when we come across them in nurseries or garden stores.

They are the perfect size to be able to grow them in pots, so they can be used to decorate any corner. But, to have them precious, it is important to know the chrysanthemum care. So let’s go there .

Origin and characteristics of chrysanthemums

Red flower chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are one of the most beautiful perennial herbaceous plants that we can have when the summer heat begins to dissipate. These plants, native to Asia and Northeast Europe, grow to a height of about 150cm. Its leaves are alternate, lobed, lanceolate to ovate, and measure 4-9cm long by 4-6cm wide; the underside is hairy and the upper surface glabrous.

During the fall they produce magnificent flowers which can be single, double (with two layers of petals); pink, white, red, bicolor … All of them are very pretty, so choosing one is certainly an impossible task, so what better than choosing two or three and putting them on, for example, the terrace?

What care do they require?

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Location

So that its petals can open properly they need to be in a very bright area but without direct sunlightso that the terrace is usually an ideal place.

Transplant

Although a flowering plant should not be changed pot, an exception can be made in the case of chrysanthemums. Yes indeed, It is very important that the earth bread is not handled too much, and that it is transferred to its new container as soon as possible.which must be about 3 centimeters wider, the substrate is consciously watered which must be composed of mixed black peat or mulch with perlite in equal parts.

Pink flower chrysanthemum

Irrigation

Speaking of irrigation. How often do you need to water this precious flower? Very simple: every time the earth is drying up. To find out, just insert a thin wooden stick to the bottom. If it comes out with a lot of substrate attached, we will not water since it will be very humid. In the event that it comes out practically clean, we can water. To be able to get an idea, it is advisable to water 2-3 times a week.

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Likewise, it will be necessary to fertilize from time to time with a fertilizer for flowering plantsor with organic fertilizers, in any case following the indications specified on the packaging.

Multiplication

Yellow japanese chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums multiply by seedswhich have to be sown in spring. How? We simply have to fill a pot almost completely with universal substrate mixed with 30% perlite, water it, spread the seeds on the surface and cover them with substrate. Of course, it is very important that we do not put too many, since otherwise it will be very difficult to separate them later and thus achieve better growth. Ideally, put no more than three in a 10,5cm diameter container.

What are they used for?

Chrysanthemums have several uses:

  • Ornamental: both in pot and in the gardens. They look great in any corner.
  • Cut flower: there is such a variety of shapes and colors that they were one of the first to be used as cut flowers, a use that of course still persists today.
  • Culinary use: The yellow or white flowers are boiled to make a sweet drink known as ‘chrysanthemum tea’, which is used as a remedy for the flu.
    The leaves of many species, such as C. coronarium, are used as a vegetable.
  • Insecticide: the seeds contain pyrethrins, which are extracted and used in various insecticides for agricultural use as a veterinarian.

What is its history?

Chrysanthemums are one of the few flowers that have a story to tell. In your case, in China they began to be used for decoration before 1500 BC They were so popular that an ancient Chinese city was called Ju-Xian which means “city of chrysanthemum.” The flower was introduced to Japan around the XNUMXth century and the country’s emperor adopted it as the flower of the imperial seal. Today, the “Festival of Happiness” in Japan honors the chrysanthemum.

It was brought to Europe in the seventeenth century. The botanist Carlos Linnaeus named it with the Greek prefix krysour- (gold, which was the color of the original flowers), and the superlative ending anthemon (flower).

What meanings do chrysanthemums have?

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  • China: is the symbol of wisdom.
  • Japan: the »Throne of Chrysanthemum is the name given to the position of the Emperor of Japan, so the flower represents him and the Imperial House of Japan.
  • United States: means joy and positivity. They are the “official flower” of Chicado since 1961.
  • Spain: is closely associated with the holiday of All Saints’ Day (November 1). A large number of bouquets of this flower are deposited on the grave of the deceased.

All in all, we can enjoy some incredibly beautiful chrysanthemums .

What is the care of chrysanthemums?

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