What does chrysanthemum look like
For many girls, let's take a look at the introduction of the green plant flowers called chrysanthemum.
What does chrysanthemum look like
Chrysanthemum is one of the top ten famous flowers in China, one of the Four Gentlemen of Flowers (plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum), and one of the world's Four Major Cut Flowers (chrysanthemum, rose, carnation, gladiolus), with the highest yield. Because chrysanthemum has the character of being clean and cold, it inspired Tao Yuanming's famous lines, "Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern篱, leisurely looking at the southern mountains." Chinese people have the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. So, what does chrysanthemum look like? What are its characteristics? Today, let's learn about it together.
What is the appearance of chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum is a perennial herb, 60-150 cm tall. The stem is erect, branched or unbranched, covered with pubescence. The leaves are alternate, with short petioles, ovate to lanceolate, 5-15 cm long, shallowly or semi-lobed, wedge-shaped at the base, pubescent on the underside, with coarse锯齿 or deep lobes at the margin, wedge-shaped at the base, with petioles. The capitulum is solitary or several gathered at the top of the stem branch, 2.5-20 cm in diameter, varying in size, solitary or several gathered at the top of the stem branch; due to different varieties, there is a great difference.
The involucre is multilayered, with the outer layer green, linear, margin membranous, and pubescent outside; the ray florets are white, red, purple, or yellow. The flower colors include red, yellow, white, orange, purple, pink, dark red, etc., with a very large number of cultivated varieties, variable capitulum shapes, and diverse shapes, with single-petaled, flat-petaled, and spoon-petaled types, among which the tube flowers are often completely specialized into various ray florets; blooming from September to November. The stamens, pistils, and fruits are mostly underdeveloped.
What are the characteristics of chrysanthemum
Colorful flowers
When chrysanthemum is in full bloom, the flowers are as beautiful as brocade, with golden yellow, pure white, bright red, light purple, and more. Among yellow, there are golden yellow, light yellow, medium yellow, and lemon yellow. Among red, there are deep red, pink, peach red, light red, flesh red, brown red, purple red, rose red, vermillion, and more. The brilliant colors are dazzling.
Long blooming period
Chrysanthemum has a long blooming period, with autumn chrysanthemum blooming around November, lasting a month. This is three-quarters longer than the blooming period of peonies and twice as long as the blooming period of most spring flowers. Additionally, summer chrysanthemum blooms from May to September, and winter chrysanthemum blooms from December to the following January, providing a long period for people to enjoy.
Many varieties
So far, there are over ten thousand varieties of chrysanthemum worldwide, and there are currently over three thousand varieties in China. Some are divided by blooming season: summer chrysanthemum, autumn chrysanthemum, and winter chrysanthemum. Some are divided by flower diameter: large chrysanthemum, medium chrysanthemum, and small chrysanthemum. Some are divided by cultivation methods: multi-head chrysanthemum, single-stem chrysanthemum, large upright chrysanthemum, cliff chrysanthemum, artistic chrysanthemum, and table chrysanthemum. Some are divided by flower embrace form: round embrace, receding embrace, reverse embrace, messy embrace, and exposed heart embrace.
High quality
Chrysanthemum is praised for its noble character and high-quality elegance. The patriotic poet Qu Yuan praised the noble character of chrysanthemum with the famous lines, "Morning, I drink the dew from the fallen magnolia; evening, I feast on the fallen petals of the chrysanthemum." The Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming praised chrysanthemum, "Fragrant chrysanthemum shines in the forest, green pines crown the rocks; with its virtuous branches, it stands out as a champion in the frost." Our revolutionary predecessor Chen Laozhong wrote a poem, "Autumn chrysanthemum can face the frost, the wind and frost are severe, but it can endure the cold, what can the wind and frost do to it?" Praising the character of chrysanthemum that is not afraid of the cold and blooms proudly in the frost.
The above is the specific introduction of what chrysanthemum looks like, hoping everyone will like it!