Chrysanthemum
An ancient Chinese wisdom says: to achieve happiness, a person only needs to grow chrysanthemums. It is difficult to assert the truth of this expression in our time.
But we are confident that this sunny flower, grown with our own hands in the garden or in pot on the windowsill, will make your life brighter and more interesting.
A little history
The Japanese and Chinese, now popular garden chrysanthemums, are revered for their exquisite appearance and amazingly fresh aroma; they are considered drops of solar fire that fell to the ground. Believing in the divine origin of plants, they still actively use their flowers in cooking.
Residents of eastern countries have been cultivating this flower for more than two and a half millennia. Of course, during this time there appeared many varieties, most of which were obtained by crossing large-flowered Chinese with small-flowered Japanese, but it is believed that no less attractive Indian small-flowered plants were also used in the experiments.
In any case, modern varieties of perennial chrysanthemums are endowed with all the most attractive features inherent in representatives of this species.
Growing chrysanthemums in a greenhouse and in a pot - sharing secrets
Of course, to get beautiful and long-lasting flowering of any of the varieties you will need:
- learn boarding rules
- basic requirements for growing containers and soil composition
- understand that timely and high-quality watering and fertilizing plants
- take note of the recommendations for pruning bushes
- study the rules for handling the plant after flowering, as well as organizing its wintering
To simplify care, it is recommended to study possible plant pests in advance and analyze the causes of diseases characteristic of this plant - preventing a disease is much easier than treating it.
Chrysanthemum propagation
It is quite natural that the passion for growing a flower will over time create a desire to acquire new varieties of this exquisite plant. In the articles in this section you will quickly find information on how to grow a chrysanthemum from seeds, how to get new bushes by dividing the root.
But if you liked chrysanthemum from a bouquet, but it is not possible to buy a seedling of this variety - don’t worry, it turns out that growing a bush from a cut branch with a flower is not so difficult!
We are happy to share with you the advice of experienced flower growers and wish you success and lush flowering for your chrysanthemums.
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