Growing chamomile chrysanthemums outdoors and at home: bush varieties, how to care

Decorative and unpretentious chamomile chrysanthemums can easily decorate any garden. Thanks to its many positive qualities, this plant has become widespread and has been successfully grown for decades in many regions of the country. Moreover, almost all varieties are undemanding and get along well in any weather conditions.

The variety of varieties of chamomile chrysanthemums allows them to be successfully used in landscape design

What are chamomile chrysanthemums?

Chamomile chrysanthemums are perennial shrub plants with umbrella inflorescences. They belong to the Aster family. They are most common in Asia, but they are also frequent guests in garden plots in our country. Translated from Greek, the word “chrysanthemum” means sun flower.

Snow-white daisy-shaped chrysanthemums

The bush daisy chrysanthemum is easy to recognize among all other varieties. Their flower heads resemble the well-known daisies. Hence the name “chamomile”. But chrysanthemums are distinguished by their larger size and spectacular appearance of the inflorescences. Their color can be not only white. There are many varieties of daisy chrysanthemums in pink, purple, yellow, cream, and red shades. White varieties of chrysanthemums are often confused with daisies, believing that they are the same thing, but the difference between them is obvious.

Similarities. They belong to the Angiosperms department, the Dicotyledonous class, the Asteraceae family, therefore, they have a fundamentally similar structure of the root and shoot systems and the principle of flower structure. In both plants the inflorescence is a basket, the fruit is an achene. In addition, both daisies and chrysanthemums grow in the temperate zone and are perennial ornamental plants.
Differences. Chamomile inflorescences are smaller than those of most chrysanthemums and have fewer single-petal flowers. The colors of chrysanthemums are extremely diverse; they can be either herbaceous or shrubby. And daisies are only white and herbaceous. In addition, these plants have different pollination methods and different flowering periods.

Breeders have developed many modern varieties of this ornamental plant. Flower growers have the opportunity to choose a large number of options for decorating a garden or balcony. Before purchasing seedlings of a flower similar to chamomile, you should familiarize yourself with its varieties. Here are the most popular varieties of chamomile chrysanthemums:

Chrysanthemum Inga (Inga Chrysanthemum). Bush, belongs to the Korean varieties. The flowers are anemone-shaped, yellow, with tubular petals in the middle and long feathery petals at the edges. Bush 70 cm high.
Chrysanthemum Camille (Camille Chrysanthemum). Bush, semi-double. The inflorescences are 4–5 cm in diameter, white with an open yellow core. The most similar chrysanthemum to chamomile. It lasts for 6 days when cut.
Chrysanthemum Crugevnica (Chrysanthemum Crugevnica). Korean bush non-double variety with unusual, spoon-shaped long white petals with a large, convex yellow core. The height of the bushes reaches 55 - 70 cm. The flowers are large, 8 cm in diameter. Flowering from the end of October.
Chrysanthemum Prosseco. Bouquet bush variety. The flowers are small, 5-6 cm in diameter. The color of the petals is milky white, with a slight cream tint, the core is green. The cut costs two weeks.
Chrysanthemum Pink Chamomile (Chrysanthemum Pinc Camil). Bush, compact, up to a meter high. The flowers are deep pink, with yellow centers. The diameter of the flowers is 4-6 cm. The leaves are medium-sized, the stems are straight. Flowering begins in September and continues until frost.
Chrysanthemum Red Chamomile. Single, with flat elongated ligulate scarlet petals surrounding a yellow core. The size of the inflorescences is 4-6 cm. The height of the plant is up to a meter. Flowering in early September.
Chrysanthemum Malchish Kibalchish. Bush, low-growing, up to 28 cm in height. The diameter of the inflorescences is up to 7 cm. The flowers are flat, single-row, lilac-pink petals are located around an open yellow core. Abundant flowering from late August.

Naturally, breeders develop new varieties almost every year, and this list is constantly growing.

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Chrysanthemums in the form of daisies, due to their high decorative value, variety of color palette and unpretentiousness in growing and caring, are in great demand among flower growers and florists

With these magnificent flowers you can not only beautifully and elegantly decorate your home, garden plot, decorate your apartment, but also set the right tone for an important family celebration

Varieties of indoor plants with names and what they look like

Chrysanthemum Bacardi - planting and care in open ground

In indoor floriculture, chamomile chrysanthemums have become popular relatively recently. The most popular and well-known varieties are listed below.

Chrysanthemum Inga (Inga Chrysanthemum)

An interesting variety with a large terry corolla. The marginal petals are beige or white, and the central tubular flowers of not fully opened inflorescences are green and then become lemon yellow.

The height of adult bushes is up to 70 cm. The shoots are even, straight, the leaves are large, with a strongly jagged edge, but not numerous.

Inga Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Camille (Camille Chrysanthemum)

The variety that is most similar to chamomile is called that; it is not easy to notice the difference. Its small (up to 4 cm in diameter) corollas have several rows of long white petals along the edge of the baskets and a yellow center. Can be grown indoors and for cutting; cut shoots remain fresh for up to 5-6 days.

Camille Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Crugevnica

The autumn variety comes with white or yellow outer long petals on a non-double corolla. Each petal is shaped like a spoon, which creates a very interesting effect. The core of the flower is yellow. The bushes are 55-75 cm high. Light green straight shoots are covered with elongated dissected leaves. Corolla size 7-8 cm.

Interesting! The variety is very late - it blooms in the last ten days of October.

Chrysanthemum Crugevnica

Chrysanthemum Prosseco

The creamy, velvety wide and long petals of a single flower with a greenish-yellow core make the Prosecco variety very similar to chamomile. The dark green leaves are large and also have a velvety surface. The variety has a pleasant sweetish aroma with noticeable herbaceous notes and is valued for its high-quality, long-lasting cuttings.

Chrysanthemum Prosseco

How to choose a flower that looks like a daisy?

Among the listed variety, every daisy lover will find a suitable option. The choice depends on the properties of the varieties, preferences in colors and plant size. Chamomile-like flowers come in different colors, heights and even types (grass, shrubs). They are selected for any ensemble in a flowerbed and they will last for many years, delighting with bright colors and long-lasting flowering.

Argyranthemum shrub, or РҐСЂРёР·Р°РЅС‚РµРјР° daisy - (Latin Argyanthemum frutescens = Chrysanthemum frutescens)

In the homeland of this variety, the Canary Islands, the weather is constantly warm, but not very hot. The soil and air are permanently cooled by a cool wind blowing directly from the sea. This should be remembered during the period of caring for argyrantemum.

Argyrantemum is a perennial plant, grown as an annual plant. The leaves are short, collected in a rosette. Leaf growth habit: bushy, wide, straight plants. The height reaches one meter. From forty centimeters. A lot of small, pink, white or yellow inflorescences; the plant blooms in July-September. It is grown in two types - as a small potted plant or as a large, abundantly flowering plant. The best plant varieties:

'Dana' - the inflorescences of the plant rise only slightly above the bluish-green shoots, their height barely reaches thirty cm.

'Flamingo' - the plant is distinguished by the delicate color of its flowers. The shoots of the plant reach half a meter. When designing any flower beds, it is necessary to take into account that this argyrantemum goes well with yellowish or gray flowers.

'Sweety' - the plant has very long shoots. The plant variety is characterized by bright green foliage and pink inflorescences, which have a white ring around the disc. Location:

Argyranthemum loves warmth very much, but not sweltering heat, and when grown in greenhouses it often suffers from an excessive excess of bright sunlight. As soon as the last frosts at night end, it should be replanted in open ground, while carefully ensuring that the soil never dries out.

The plant does not tolerate wet soils!

Plant care:

it is necessary to water it in a timely manner. Argyrantemum blooms profusely, sometimes it dies as a result, exhausting its internal capabilities. Don’t forget to feed these plants with liquid fertilizer several times in the summer. Cutting off faded blossoms will prolong the flowering period. In autumn, these plants begin to wither long before the onset of frost. During this period, they are also affected by powdery mildew. They should be destroyed immediately as soon as the first signs of the disease appear.

Plant propagation:

cuttings and seeds. If desired, at the end of the summer period, argyrantemum can be taken from cuttings, while cutting the cuttings and keeping them in a cool and bright room at a temperature of at least 5 degrees Celsius.

Use of the plant:

usually grown only as a seasonal annual for ornamental use in containers and flower beds. When specially grown, these plants are often treated with growth inhibitors to keep the plants compact. For some plant species, such growth is quite natural.

Reproduction and cultivation of oak trees

The best time to plant or replant flowers is after the last frost and cold weather have passed. The last month of spring, May, is ideal for this event. Even the beginning of June will do. These flowers need to be planted in higher areas.

It is necessary to decide on the location and location of the plants. Then prepare the soil. And if you have to plant previously grown cuttings, then it is preferable to transfer the cuttings into the ground together with a lump of earth, so as not to damage the root system of the plant. If the plants in flower beds were kept in a cool place, then they will need to stand in the open air for a week so that they can warm up. Plant small chrysanthemum bushes at a distance of twenty centimeters.

Bush chrysanthemums grow very quickly. Over the course of a season, they grow from a planting cutting to a full-fledged bush. To give the bush a certain shape, you need to carry out shaping. It is necessary to pinch the tops in early June. It is worth replanting large chrysanthemum bushes if they have been growing in the same place for three years. During the first year, after transplanting the bush to a new place, the soil around the bush needs to be loosened constantly throughout the year. This is necessary for flowers, since young shoots will appear faster and the bush itself will form.

It is also possible to replant chrysanthemums in the autumn season, in areas where winters are not cold and there are no severe frosts. In such cases, it is necessary to transplant the cuttings before the first frost. To do this, you need to dig up the plant and cut off the old branches. Then separate the young ones.

Next, you need to prepare the soil by fertilizing it first. There should be no stagnant water in the holes. Then plant young cuttings. And don't forget to water. Over time, we cover the flowers, protecting them from the winter cold. To do this, you can use sawdust, peat, spruce branches, and dry leaves. Large chrysanthemum bushes can also be transplanted into a suitable sized flower pot or bucket, but do not damage the plant and root system. Leave the plant in a cool place. As soon as the flowers begin to fade, it will be necessary to trim the bush almost to the ground, leaving about fifteen centimeters. Leave the plant in this state until spring.

This way the greenhouse effect is recreated. After seven days, sprouts appear. As soon as two leaves appear on the plant, the flowers must be immediately transplanted into pots. Two months is enough for the plant to grow to a height of up to twenty centimeters. Oak trees bloom five months from the moment they are planted. In May, seedlings are already planted in open ground. To plant a young flower in the ground, you need to choose the right weather.

It could be a cloudy day, or even better, a rainy day. To plant flowers you need to make a trench. It's better than planting in holes. The distance between seedlings can be from twenty to thirty-five centimeters, depending on the type of flowers. After planting and watering the plant, pinching is carried out, that is, the sprouting point of the flower is removed. You can cover the seedlings and keep them covered until you are sure that the flowers have set.

Care

Caring for a chrysanthemum is not at all difficult. But the basic rules will have to be followed to obtain luxurious flowers. As soon as 8 leaves appear on the seedlings, they should be pinched. When the bush grows, you need to remove all the side shoots, leaving a few of the most powerful ones. Often for tall varieties it is necessary to build a support to support the stems.

Watering

Chrysanthemums require increased watering, otherwise the stems will become woody and the flowers will be ugly. Water for irrigation is taken from rain, settled, slightly warm. Pour water right to the root, being careful not to soak the flowers and leaves. It is necessary to loosen the soil and remove weeds.

Top dressing

Chrysanthemum seedlings should begin to be fed 6-8 weeks after planting. During the season, at least 3 feedings are made, alternating organic matter with minerals.

Burnt mullein or bird droppings are used as organic fertilizers. As a mineral, ammonia nitrogen is used during the period of intensive growth, and during the period of bud formation it is fertilized with phosphorus-potassium complexes. All types of fertilizers are applied in the form of solutions after rain or watering strictly at the root.

Reproduction

Seeds. The seed propagation method is rarely used by gardeners. It requires painstaking work and takes a lot of time. Cuttings. Most often, chrysanthemums are propagated by cuttings. The procedure begins in the spring at a temperature of +21-+26 degrees. Cut cuttings 6-7 cm long from the uterine stem. The lower parts of the cuttings are moistened with Kornevin and planted in a container with a soil substrate covered with a 2 cm thick layer of sand. The edges of the cuttings should be in the sand at an angle of 45 degrees and not touch the soil. Place containers with cuttings in a lighted place. The soil is kept moist, and the ambient temperature is maintained within +15-+18 degrees. After 2-3 weeks, the cuttings take root, after which they can be transplanted into the garden. Dividing the bush. This is the easiest and most affordable way to propagate chrysanthemums. After three years of being in one place, the chrysanthemum must be replanted

It is carefully dug up, trying not to spoil the roots, cleared of soil, and cut into several bushes with a sharp, clean knife. Next, they are transplanted in the usual way to the chosen place in the garden.

Chrysanthemum diseases

When the area with chrysanthemums is not weeded in a timely manner, the weed thickets cause various fungal infections:

Verticillium wilt. It affects the roots of the plant, after which the leaves turn yellow and the roots die. Treatment with copper oxychloride will help in the fight against this disease.
Rust. The plant becomes covered with brown spots, the stems turn yellow and become thinner. You can cope with the disease using colloidal sulfur or copper-soap emulsion.
Powdery mildew. Covers the entire plant with a harmful white coating. To combat this disease, spraying with Bordeaux mixture is used.
Gray rot. The plant becomes covered with brown spots with a fluffy coating, after which it begins to rot. Bordeaux mixture will help defeat the disease.

Pests of chrysanthemums

Nematodes. Infestation by these pests leads to the appearance of mosaic specks on the leaves. The bush must be destroyed. For prophylaxis, before planting and replanting, the plant is treated with phosphamide, and the soil is spilled with formaldehyde.
Aphid. Aphids adhere to all parts of the plant and draw juices from them, as a result the flowers and leaves become deformed and stop growing. Spraying with Actellik or Aktara is used.
Meadow bug. The buds do not open, the leaves die. It is necessary to spray with a solution of baby shampoo or phosphamide.
Slugs and snails. They are collected by hand, or barriers are placed around the bushes in the form of plastic rims, or eggshells are scattered around.

Wintering

Large-flowered chrysanthemums will not be able to withstand a frosty winter in the garden. They must certainly be dug up before the onset of cold weather and placed with a lump of earth in the cellar on the earthen floor. You can plant the bushes in pots and store them in a cool, well-lit room until spring. Occasionally moisten the earthen ball.

Another way is to dig a trench 50 cm deep in the garden and place the dug chrysanthemum bushes there. There they remain open until frost sets in. Then the trenches are covered with boards, covered with leaves and soil, and covered with special material on top. In spring, the shelter is dismantled and the chrysanthemum bushes are transplanted into the garden in the usual way.

Feeding for chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums need regular feeding. Chrysanthemums growing in pots or containers, as well as annual chrysanthemums, can be fed either like ordinary annual chrysanthemums with frequent feeding once every 2-3 weeks, or in the same way as perennial species.

The traditional feeding strategy includes three procedures:

The first feeding is carried out in the spring or during the period of active growth, but always before budding begins. Complete mineral fertilizers with twice the nitrogen content are applied to the plant or one portion of nitrogen and complex mixtures is used.
The second feeding is carried out at the budding stage. For it, you can use both potassium-phosphorus and complete mineral fertilizers or special preparations for flowering plants.
The third feeding is carried out after the start of flowering, approximately in the middle of this phase or 2-3 weeks after the first flowers bloom. For this feeding, special fertilizers for flowering plants or potassium-phosphorus mixtures are used.

In addition to basic fertilizing, chrysanthemums respond well to treatments with growth stimulants. Before the buds begin to swell, you can spray with an accelerator solution or, at the budding stage, add the preparations to the water for irrigation in the proportion specified by the manufacturers.

For chrysanthemums, some of the fertilizing can be replaced with solutions of organic fertilizers.

When applying fertilizing, it is important to prevent even the lower leaves from getting wet or getting any drops of water. Growing chrysanthemums in a flower garden

David Beaulieu

Growing chrysanthemums in a flower garden. David Beaulieu

Features of care

Chrysanthemum Santini is a variety that does not impose any special requirements on growing conditions. The main thing is to provide it with quality care, and soon after planting it will delight you with abundant flowering.

Lighting and temperature

To grow this crop, you need to choose a well-lit place so that daylight hours last 14-18 hours

This is very important, because the plant cannot tolerate a lack of light.

It also needs a lot of warmth; in such conditions the bush will definitely bloom magnificently. He does not like the cold, a temperature of -3 degrees is already uncomfortable for him, this immediately affects the inflorescences.

Watering

The flower loves water, but in moderation:

after planting, it is watered abundantly for several days;
when the buds bloom, the volume of liquid is reduced.

Subsequently, the soil is moistened 2-3 times a week, avoiding stagnation of moisture in the soil.

Top dressing

In the process of caring for the plant, you need to regularly fertilize the soil. For this use:

ammonium nitrate - at the stage of formation of roots, stems, foliage;
potassium compounds - during leaf growth;
potassium-phosphorus fertilizers - during the budding period.

Foliar feeding also has a good effect on the condition of the crop when ready-made fertilizers are used.

It is prohibited to apply fertilizing when the inflorescences are coloring.

Trimming

Chrysanthemum Santini is a crop variety whose bush forms and maintains its shape independently with proper care. For this reason, it does not need pruning.

Wintering

Despite the fact that the plant is characterized as winter-hardy, it should be protected from severe frosts during the winter:

organize a shelter using mulch and spruce branches;
transplant into a pot and move it indoors, in the spring return it back to open ground.

Planting and caring for chamomile chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums, similar to daisies, which have an identical name among gardeners, do not have specific planting and care features. The young plant is planted in open ground in compliance with the timing and certain growing conditions.

At home, they usually choose propagation by cuttings or dividing the bush.

Terms and conditions of cultivation

Chamomile chrysanthemums are usually planted in the spring. In different regions, planting time may vary from mid-May to early June. If you need to plant seedlings in open ground in the fall, you should choose a time at least a month before the onset of the first frost.

The location for the future chrysanthemum should be sunny and slightly elevated to prevent moisture stagnation. The holes are prepared small, about 30 cm in depth and in diameter. Drainage material is placed at the bottom. If it is necessary to plant several bushes at once, then they are placed at a distance of 20-30 cm from each other (for tall varieties it is recommended to maintain at least 40-50 cm).

How to plant correctly

The algorithm for planting chamomile chrysanthemum is quite simple and consists of the following steps:

Preparing the hole.
When the hole is ready and the drainage layer has been completed, planting begins. A little fertile soil mixture is poured over the drainage, then the seedling is placed, straightening the roots well. Sprinkle with substrate, tamp lightly and water.
On the day of planting, it is recommended to fertilize the young plant for better rooting.
To speed up flowering, at the time of planting, the first pinching of the chamomile chrysanthemum is performed, carefully removing the growth point of the shoots.

Aftercare

Caring for chamomile chrysanthemums involves watering, fertilizing and preparing for winter.

Watering is carried out periodically when the upper layers of the soil dry out. As a rule, watering in hot weather is carried out three times a week strictly at the root of the plant. After moistening the soil, it is recommended to fertilize with a potassium-phosphorus complex.

Attention! During flowering, watering must be reduced to 1-2 times a week.

2-3 weeks after planting a chamomile chrysanthemum seedling in open ground, you can make a second pinching, removing the tops with 2-3 nodes from new shoots.

As soon as the leaves begin to wither and dry out in the fall, this means that the plant is ready to rest. Therefore, it is necessary to start preparing chrysanthemums for winter. To do this, the bushes are pruned, leaving the stems about 10 cm. For the southern regions, it is enough to mulch the bush, but in the northern regions it is recommended to cover it with sawdust or spruce branches.

What are chamomile chrysanthemums?

Snow-white daisy-shaped chrysanthemums

Similarities
. They belong to the Angiosperms department, the Dicotyledonous class, the Asteraceae family, therefore, they have a fundamentally similar structure of the root and shoot systems and the principle of flower structure. In both plants the inflorescence is a basket, the fruit is an achene. In addition, both daisies and chrysanthemums grow in the temperate zone and are perennial ornamental plants.
Differences
. Chamomile inflorescences are smaller than those of most chrysanthemums and have fewer single-petal flowers. The colors of chrysanthemums are extremely diverse; they can be either herbaceous or shrubby. And daisies are only white and herbaceous. In addition, these plants have different pollination methods and different flowering periods.

Garden chamomile chrysanthemum bushes can reach 1.5 meters in height. The leaves have coarsely toothed segments, are distinguished by light green shades, they are 4–10 cm long and 5–6 cm wide. The stems are strong. But in order to avoid damage to them, gardeners often install wooden or metal supports around them.

How do these plants differ from real daisies?

Chrysanthemums and daisies are considered relatives, since both belong to the Aster family. At the same time, it is impossible to say that this is the same plant. Chamomiles belong to the genus Matricaria and have many differences from chrysanthemums. The latter are called daisies only due to the similarity of the structure of the inflorescences, which, by the way, is characteristic of many other aster plants.

True daisies are annual or perennial bush plants. For example, this is what chamomile looks like:

The height of its bushes ranges from 15 to 60 cm, and the diameter of the inflorescences is only 2.5 cm. As for color, daisies are characterized by a combination of only white and yellow colors, while chrysanthemums have colored inflorescences and often consist of flowers of several shades at once.

Also, in daisies, the marginal flowers are located in only one row, while in chrysanthemums they are often arranged in several. The inflorescences of the latter are also significantly larger than chamomile ones in size. While daisies have very small flower baskets, chrysanthemums, on the contrary, practically never have such small inflorescences.

Here the photo shows inflorescences of daisies and chrysanthemums:

As you can see, the latter are much larger. These same photographs show the difference between the height and thickness of the stem, as well as the shape and density of the leaves.

This is what chamomile leaves look like up close:

And so chrysanthemums:

Chamomile inflorescences are used as medicinal raw materials and are used in both traditional and folk medicine. Chrysanthemum inflorescences have a different chemical composition and are not used for medicinal purposes.

Methods for propagating a flower, when is it best to do it

Propagating an existing plant is not difficult, especially when it comes to a variety and not a hybrid. After all, then you can use all methods, including seed.

Propagation by seeds

Sowing is carried out at the end of February or beginning of March. The period of emergence of seedlings is 12-14 days. Seedlings dive at the stage of 3-4 true leaves. The seedlings are grown until the soil in the flower beds warms up to +10-12 °C, so they can be transplanted immediately. Hardening of seedlings is carried out a week before planting in open ground.

Propagation by cuttings

Cuttings from the tops of shoots can be cut at any time from spring to autumn. Depending on this, a large or very weak bush will go to winter. You can root cuttings in water or directly in the ground; a greenhouse is not required. The period of root formation is up to 1 month.

Reproduction

Chrysanthemums with daisy-shaped inflorescences are propagated by dividing the bush and cuttings. The seed method is also possible, but it requires more experience.

Propagation by seeds

When using this method, at the end of February or early March, seeds are sown in a special container and a greenhouse effect is created (covered with glass or plastic film). At this time, plants need gentle, careful watering. For these purposes, spraying from a spray bottle is used. 14 days after sowing, the first shoots appear. After the formation of the first two main leaves, the plants are transplanted into separate containers (dive).

It should be noted that seed chrysanthemums grow very slowly, so they require constant care, feeding, and additional lighting. Rules of agricultural technology:

placing containers with sprouts on the windowsill;
additional illumination with a UV lamp;
moderate watering;
fertilizing with complex fertilizers once every 2 weeks.

60 days after sowing the seeds, the plant can be transplanted into a greenhouse or onto the ground. In some southern regions, prepared seeds are sown directly into the ground after the soil has warmed up (in May).

Fragile sprouts of chamomile chrysanthemums grown from prepared seeds require special care

Reproduction by cuttings

Cuttings are mainly carried out in the fall, during seasonal pruning of plants. Healthy, strong shoots up to 7 cm long are placed in water. After the root shoots appear, the finished cuttings are planted in separate containers with soil and placed in a cool, shaded place, where they “winter” at temperatures up to + 7 ⁰C. In spring, plants are planted in the soil.

To propagate chamomile chrysanthemum by cuttings, you should choose early shoots from which lush flowering plants will grow

Reproduction by dividing the bush

Two- or three-year-old chrysanthemums are dug up and the bushes are carefully divided into several parts. This must be done not only for plant propagation. Over 2-3 years of active growth, the roots grow and “take” almost all the reserves of nutrients from the ground. This negatively affects the quality and abundance of flowering.

The resulting “daughter” bushes are planted in separate, specially prepared holes and shaded in order to create favorable conditions for the root system to engraft in a new location.

By following simple rules, you can successfully propagate amazingly beautiful chamomile chrysanthemums at home.

Color classification

According to life expectancy, chrysanthemums are divided into the following varieties:

annuals;
perennial.

By flowering time:

early – August-September;
average – September-October;
late – October-November.

By inflorescence size:

large-flowered - their inflorescences can reach 25 cm in diameter, they are usually grown for cutting;
medium-flowered - bush or single plants, the flowers of which reach sizes of 8-10 cm;
small-flowered - flower diameter is about 9 cm.

Based on the shape of the inflorescences, the following varieties are distinguished:

Simple (not double), which look like large daisies.
Anemone-shaped, the flower size of which is 15 cm.
Semi-double - flat in shape with a slightly visible center.
Recurved (with petals bent downwards) - a type of terry varieties.
Globular.
Curly - with petals curved upward.
Pompons - have a large number of small petals.
Terry - the most lush variety, the middle of the flower is not visible at all.

All existing varieties of chrysanthemums can be divided into the categories described above.

Types and varieties of chrysanthemums similar to daisies

Varieties of garden chrysanthemums were bred artificially, but today it is no longer possible to find out exactly from which species. Due to the presence of certain botanical characteristics, experts believe that they may be hybrids of Chrysanthemum grandiflora, Indian or Korean.

The number of varieties of garden chrysanthemums, according to some sources, is more than 1000. Moreover, some varieties also contain different breeding lines, which may differ only in some characteristics, for example, the color of the edge flowers.

Chrysanthemums are one of the main plants used to decorate flower beds and lawns.

The most popular and widespread among chamomile chrysanthemums are the Santini and Bacardi varieties, within which additional breeding lines have been developed. They are grown on an industrial scale for cutting and creating bouquets.

Chrysanthemums of the Santini variety are small-flowered bush plants. The diameter of their inflorescences is about 5 cm, and the number on one branch can reach 30 pieces.

They look like this:

The color of inflorescences in plants of different breeding lines can vary greatly.

Here, for example, is a variety of this variety, Yellow Ring, with yellow petals and a green center:

And this is Lunetta Orange, whose marginal flowers have a more pointed shape and orange color.

Shown here is a sprig of Madiba Roses. In this selection line of Santini, the inflorescences are smaller - 3-4 cm in diameter, and the shape of the petals is more rounded. Their tubular flowers are yellow-green, and their marginal flowers are light pink.

Pink spray chrysanthemum Santini Madiba Tanga Ping

These are the inflorescences of Santini Tedcha:

Their center is almost black, and the petals are yellow.

And this is Santini Marimo with completely green inflorescences:

There are a lot of varieties of the Santini variety, and among them you can find plants with very different and unusual color combinations.

The second most famous variety is Bacardi. It was bred in 2004, and today it also has many breeding lines. This variety has the color of the tubular flowers located in the center, yellow or green, and the reed flowers are white, pink, crimson, red, yellow, blue, burgundy or another color. The variation in shades among Bacardi varieties is very large. Another feature of this variety is the arrangement of the marginal flowers in 2-3 rows, due to which they are considered semi-double.

This is a Bacardi chrysanthemum with white petals and a green core:

This is Bacardi Cream with cream-colored petals:

This photo shows a sprig of Bacardi Bordeaux:

And here is a Bacardi Sleigh with bright yellow inflorescences:

This is Bacardi with blue inflorescences:

There are other varieties of chrysanthemums that are similar to daisies. For example, small-flowered twig varieties Arlina, Viscose, Lisbao and Monagua.

This is the Orlina chrysanthemum, similar to a daisy, but yellow in color:

This photograph shows the Viscose variety, the reed flowers of which are painted lilac, which turns almost white at the edges:

And here is Monagua with burgundy inflorescences:

Many of their chamomile chrysanthemums are grown not only in industrial conditions, but also in summer cottages and in flowerpots.

Chamomile-shaped chrysanthemums are also called several plants that belong to other species and have different names. For example, autumn leucantemella or Canadian chamomile, which reaches a height of 180 cm, as well as the Crazy Daisy variety with double inflorescences.

Use in landscape design

This species looks impressive in any flowerbed or garden and serves as a decoration for borders and mixborders. The bush looks equally elegant both in a single planting and in a group, especially if the varieties have different colors. The variety of varieties allows you to give free rein to your imagination in the design of the site:

low bushes decorate garden paths or are used in plantings in the foreground;
tall flowers are planted as a background for other plantings;
Separately planted bushes can create bright spots against a general green background;
you can plant chrysanthemum bushes in the form of an original pattern.

Thanks to its long and beautiful flowering, the Indian chrysanthemum has rightfully earned the love and admiration of many gardeners, and simple care and maintenance allows even beginners in floriculture to grow the flower, just follow a few rules.

You can learn how to root cuttings of Indian chrysanthemum from the video below.

Chrysanthemums chamomile

Chrysanthemum chamomile is one of the most popular decorative flowers in flower beds.
It can often be found in bouquets or room decoration. In Japan, this flower symbolizes tenderness and love. The chrysanthemum appeared in Europe at the end of the 18th century, although its first mentions go back to the time of Confucius. And the plant’s birthplace was Japan, where it was bred from Chinese and Indian species. In many cultures around the world, this flower means the sun. The main purpose of the chrysanthemum was and remains to decorate the garden and home; they are used to dilute compositions or add a gentle accent, because the flowers are really very beautiful - they look like large daisies, in whose honor they were named.

Chamomile chrysanthemums have an equally important feature - they are very useful for colds and other diseases. Healing tea can be brewed from flower petals, and fresh leaves can be added to salads.

On a note! Abroad, medicine uses chrysanthemum flowers as a cure for migraines, alcoholism and even malaria.

All its beneficial properties come from the petals, which contain many vitamins and oils. In addition, compresses from flowers relieve the symptoms of arthritis and arthrosis. It is for these reasons that many people grow chrysanthemums not only for their beauty, but also for their benefits.

It is a perennial subshrub with a compound flower. It blooms in summer and blooms until the first frost. And it is sown in spring or autumn.

How to grow chrysanthemum from seeds at home

Seeds, cuttings or seedlings can be used as planting material. Let's look at each reproduction method in more detail.

Chrysanthemums feel good both in pots and in open ground

Seeds

Work with the seeds of the variety that you like the most begins in March. The main advantage of propagation by seeds is that adult plants will be maximally adapted to climate conditions. But there are also disadvantages. The perennial crop is rarely propagated by seeds. In most cases, the variety is not preserved, and the very next year, the most ordinary (non-hybrid) flowers will grow from the seeds collected with one’s own hands.

How to grow chrysanthemums at home from seeds? In March, a container is prepared for sowing. Drainage is formed at the bottom; a mixture of garden soil, humus, and peat is suitable for the soil. All proportions are the same. All seeds are planted superficially. They do not need to be covered with soil. Simply sprinkle it over the surface and press lightly. Cover the box with polyethylene and place it in a place exposed to sunlight. Recommended temperature is 25 degrees. When the seeds sprout, do not rush to remove the bag. Seedlings need gradual adaptation. As soon as 2 leaves appear, you can start diving. Seedlings are kept at +18 degrees, ensuring a stable and long-term supply of sunlight

Mineral fertilizers are applied once every two weeks. Planting in open soil occurs in May, when frost has passed. Once again, we emphasize that when propagated by seed, the plant does not retain its “parental” characteristics.

Cuttings

You can cut a plant from a cutting - how to grow a chrysanthemum in this way will be described below. The procedure is very simple and straightforward. In the fall, the plant is dug up, placed in a pot and cared for all winter, like an ordinary indoor flower. Young shoots, the average length of which is five centimeters, are used as blanks for cuttings. The leaves located below are removed. After planting in a box, each cutting is covered with a jar and waited until it takes root. In late spring, seedlings are placed in open ground.

Division

Many gardeners would like to know whether it is possible to grow full-fledged plants from a separate bouquet of chrysanthemums? Indeed, there is a possibility of a positive outcome. It is necessary to find the side shoots and separate them from the main peduncle. Then moisten them in “Kornevin” and cover with a jar of soil mixture. The root system will grow for about a month, after which the young shoots will begin to grow.

The division of the bush is carried out according to the same scheme. You simply dig up a bush and divide it into 2-3 small ones, carefully cutting the roots. The finished “divisions” are planted in open ground. Experts recommend performing the procedure every three years. It improves the quality of flowering.

Caring for Korean chrysanthemums: watering, fertilizing, bush formation

Chrysanthemums are moisture-loving, but cannot tolerate stagnant water at all. This is another factor in unsuccessful cultivation. These flowers need to be planted where there is no standing water in the spring.

In summer, plants require abundant watering during the formation of buds. Then watering can be reduced, and even stopped altogether during flowering. But if the weather is hot and dry in September, I water all the flowers, including chrysanthemums.

Although chrysanthemums do not need very nutritious soil on which they grow fat and bloom poorly, fertilizing is still necessary. In the spring, either a complex fertilizer with a high nitrogen content or a nitrogen fertilizer is applied.

When buds begin to form, phosphorus fertilizer is required. And during flowering you need to add potassium. If you want to pamper your chrysanthemums, spray them a couple of times with a solution of microfertilizers when they bloom.

The rate of application of mineral fertilizers: nitrogen-potassium - 10-15 g per square meter. m, phosphorus - 15-20 g per sq. m.

The root system of chrysanthemums lies shallow, so loosening under the bushes must be done carefully, and it is best to mulch the soil. Mulch will protect the roots from freezing in winter and retain moisture in summer.

Now I’ll tell you a little about the formation of Korean chrysanthemum bushes. On sale we see fluffy balls strewn with flowers, and we often have healthy bushes growing. The fact is that bushes need to be formed from infancy. Moreover, you can pinch both cuttings and adult plants.

The cuttings begin to pinch when they have 6-8 leaves. Adult bushes are pinched in several stages: first, the growing point of the shoot is removed, then a shoot with two or three nodes is broken off, and at the third stage, 7-8 leaves are left on the newly formed shoots. Shoots will develop in the axils, which will bear inflorescences of better quality, and the bush itself will become lush and compact.

Wintering of Korean chrysanthemums

When stable cold weather begins (late October - early November), chrysanthemums are cut off, leaving stumps 10-20 cm high. If there is a lot of root growth, the cut can be made lower.

Then they add earth to the bushes or hill it up and cover it. Plastic fruit boxes work well for shelter. Several layers of covering material are thrown over them.

Leaves, peat and sawdust should not be used to cover chrysanthemums! The chrysanthemums are damping under them.

There are varieties that do not need shelter. Although, if you value a variety, it is better not to risk it and cover it just in case, because we sometimes have frosty but snowless winters. If suddenly in the spring your chrysanthemum does not wake up, wait, do not throw away the bush. It can produce shoots from adventitious buds.

Tall Aristocrat

The spherical garden perennial chrysanthemum is represented by many varieties, demonstrated both at exhibitions and at festivals dedicated to this flower. Each species is unique and is a true work of garden art and the result of painstaking work of breeders.

The Alec Bedser variety takes its rightful place among chrysanthemums with large inflorescences. When opened, the diameter of this variety can be 14 cm. A distinctive feature of “Alec Bedser” is the shape of its inflorescence: it is hemispherical. It is impossible to single out any one shade: firstly, there are many of them, and secondly, they are all delicious, although cream is most often mentioned.

The stem of the flower is quite tall - about 70 cm, and therefore “Alec Bedser” often decorates holidays and looks great in any interior.

The beginning of flowering of this variety is the beginning or mid-September (depending on the latitude of the region), the end is closer to November, when the first frosts are already possible.

Like all large-flowered chrysanthemums, "Alec Bedser" grows indoors, but some gardeners manage to grow it in open ground.

Features of plant flowering

With proper care, as the daylight hours begin to decrease, the chrysanthemum begins to force buds.

Period of activity and rest

From the beginning of flowering, which is determined depending on the variety, to its end, an average of 10 weeks pass. Some new hybrids bloom even longer. It is very important that at this time the bushes get as much sun as possible. Following the withering of the last flower, a period of dormancy begins until spring.

Important! If the plant is kept indoors, then it is sent to a dark place with a temperature no higher than +7 °C.

Types and shape of flowers

Indoor chamomile chrysanthemum comes with simple and semi-double corollas of various colors. The flower diameter ranges from 3-8 cm.

Korean chrysanthemums

Of the perennials in the climate of central Russia, Korean chrysanthemums can be successfully grown in open ground, and only those varieties that bloom in the early (July-August) and middle (September-October) periods.

Korean small-flowered chrysanthemums are a hybrid species that grows as a multi-stemmed bush with a branched rhizome that produces stolon-like underground shoots. The stems are straight, herbaceous, woody by the end of the season, from 30 to 90 cm in height. The leaves are gray-green in color, with their rugged shape reminiscent of oak, which is where the popular name of these chrysanthemums “oaks” came from. They bloom in late August - mid-September with inflorescences of various colors and bloom until frost, decorating an already faded garden.

This species includes many varieties with simple, non-double and double flowers of a wide variety of colors. When used in garden design, for convenience, they are classified according to growth strength into the following groups:

Low-growing (border) up to 30 cm
Medium height 30-50 cm
High 50-90 cm

Low-growing varieties bloom from the end of July for a month. Their spherical, dense bushes look good in the front rows of flower beds, in pots, and in borders.

Medium-sized varieties have a wide variety of colors and bloom from July - August to one and a half months.

Tall varieties of chrysanthemum produce large flowers. Flowering occurs from late August until frost. A voluminous bush will decorate the back and middle row of the flower garden.

Malchish-Kibalchish

A low-growing variety, the height of the bush is about 28 cm. Flowering at the end of July and continues throughout the month with abundant lilac-pink, single flowers reminiscent of chamomile. The flower size is about 7 cm. It does not bush, so for greater decorativeness it needs to be pinched in the middle of the season.

Amber

Blooms with deep yellow double flowers. Forms a neat, dense bush 50 cm high. It grows well due to root shoots - up to 50 cm in diameter.

Alyonushka

It blooms in September with non-double bright pink “daisies”, 5-6 cm in diameter. It forms a small bush up to 50 cm high.

The bushes are erect, compact, 60-70 cm tall. Terry inflorescences, 6-7 cm in diameter, white. Blooms in September.

Bacon

It blooms in October with red-red double flowers up to 6 cm in diameter. This is a tall chrysanthemum - the bush grows up to 80 cm.

Far Eastern

Early flowering plant. A spreading, wide bush grows up to 45-50 cm in height. It blooms with double, pom-pom-like lilac flowers. The flower size is 5 cm. Flowering continues for a month. The variety is resistant to unfavorable conditions and winters well.

Alexandrite

Low (35-40 cm), early flowering variety. The flowers are semi-double, pink and yellow, 5 cm in diameter, appearing in August.

Summer

Early flowering, tall variety: stem height 80 cm. Flowers are large, single, reddish-red. Flowering begins at the end of July and lasts about one and a half months.

Umka

It blooms in September with double pompom-shaped white flowers, 4-5 cm in diameter. The bush is upright, quite tall: 50-80 cm. To increase the abundance of flowering, it is recommended to pinch the flower stalks. Flowering is long lasting, lasting until frost.

How can you make money on chrysanthemums?

Chrysanthemums, unlike other perennials, reproduce quite quickly. Already in the first season, from each mother bush you can get from ten to thirty cuttings (depending on the variety). Within a few months, young seedlings manage to gain strength and, with good care, by autumn they turn into beautiful flowering bushes.

That is why growing chrysanthemums is one of the most attractive areas of the flower business.

There are many options for making money on chrysanthemums, some of the most popular include:

sale of rooted cuttings;
sale of potted chrysanthemums;
growing cut flowers;
sale of flowering bushes;
sale of queen plants (bushes with shoots).

You can promote your business in one direction, doing, for example, only growing chrysanthemums for cutting, or you can combine and develop several directions at once.

It will be easier for flower growers with little experience to grow chrysanthemums in the usual time frame from root shoots or rooted cuttings.

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Chrysanthemum daisy Chrysantemum x hybrida hort

Family - Asteraceae. Homeland - China, Japan, Korea

The group of chamomile chrysanthemums includes varieties with two different forms of inflorescences: non-double (simple) and semi-double. They differ from each other in the number of rows of marginal reed flowers (petals): 1-2 or 3-6, their common feature is a visible disk of tubular flowers. As a rule, the shape of the corollas of reed flowers in daisy-shaped chrysanthemums is flat, the tops of the corollas are rounded, sharp or with teeth. Chamomile chrysanthemum is distinguished by its rapid growth, friendly and productive flowering in the year of planting, and low requirements for growing conditions. During the growing season, from 10 to 50 flowering shoots are formed on one plant.

The height of most varieties is from 15 cm to 1 m. According to the flowering time, varieties related to chamomile and semi-double can be divided into 5 conditional groups: very early (bloom from the end of July), mid-early or simply early (from August), medium (from mid-September), mid-late (from the beginning of October), late (from November). The duration of flowering depends on the climatic conditions of the season and the variety, ranging from 25 to 36 days.

If the weather is favorable, chamomile varieties (both double and semi-double) do not require much labor and time. This group is easier to grow on site than any other, especially for low-growing varieties of early and medium flowering periods. According to their intended purpose, chamomile and semi-double varieties are divided into 3 groups: for planting in the ground, for growing in pots and for cutting.

Growing chamomile chrysanthemum:

Location: Plant in full sun, in raised beds protected from north winds.

Temperature: During planting in the soil - at least 15 °C, during flowering 10-15 °C. In the hot months of summer, with sufficient watering, plants can tolerate heat up to 30 °C. In winter, under snow and shelter, the root system of varieties of this group can withstand frosts down to -10 ° C.

Watering: It is best to water this plant at the root. In summer, abundant and frequent watering in dry sunny weather, closer to autumn during the flowering period - moderate. Watering rate is from 0.5 to 1 liter per bush.

Planting: Replant in open ground once every 3 years to renew the bushes.

Reproduction: Any type of chrysanthemum can be propagated by seeds or vegetatively.

Diseases and pests: Powdery mildew, gray mold, and septoria are common diseases. Common pests include mites, aphids, thrips, nematodes, meadow bugs, slugs and snails. There are also non-parasitic diseases: deformity of inflorescences caused by excess fertilizer or dry air at high temperatures; change in leaf color, curling and shredding of leaves, shedding of buds, which is provoked by non-compliance with agricultural practices. For preventive purposes, one-sided nitrogen feeding and thickened plantings should be avoided. In order to control pests, insecticides are used, and fungicides are treated with fungicides.

Application: Chrysanthemums are valuable as a replacement crop, since the beginning of flowering of early and middle varieties coincides with the end of flowering of some biennials (daisy, viola, forget-me-not). They can be combined with other chamomile perennials from the Asteraceae family (small petal, aster, rudbeckia, helenium). They look great against the background of decorative, deciduous and coniferous shrubs (barberry, hydrangea, juniper, thuja, etc.).

Plant characteristics

The chamomile bush chrysanthemum reaches one and a half meters in height. Patterned light green leaves set on a strong stem often grow up to 12 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. To support long stems, use mesh, wire or wooden supports.

Note! The fibrous root system grows parallel to the ground, so it is important to be very careful when replanting or loosening.

Chamomile chrysanthemums are similar to ordinary field daisies. Thanks to this feature, they are so popular, because even in the fall you can pick a cute summer bouquet. The most famous petal color is snow-white, but yellow and pink flowers are also found. The core can be either green or with yellow impurities. They are pollinated by insects. There is a double chamomile chrysanthemum with white flowers, each of which blooms for about ten days.

The fibrous root system grows in parallel

Fruit-seeds appear by mid-autumn; they can be used for the next planting of flowers.

Characteristics of crop species and varieties

There are dozens of beautiful types of chrysanthemums, and they are divided according to several criteria:

By flower size:

Large-flowered. Among them you can find varieties whose flower diameter reaches 20 centimeters. They almost never overwinter outdoors, but there are species that can withstand frost. An example of a large-flowered chrysanthemum is Multiflora, characterized by a diverse range of petals (even green or light green are found).
Medium flowered. The average diameter is 15 centimeters. They can often be found on the terraces of houses; indoor flowers are great for this. Able to withstand Russian winters. One of these varieties is a flower with the unusual name Malchish-Kibalchish, which has incredible red inflorescences.
Small-flowered. The strongest and most unpretentious species. They come in a wide variety of colors (from white to burgundy) and shapes, and therefore are most often found in various gardens. They are not at all afraid to spend the winter in the ground. The lovely Crown Chrysanthemum - small-flowered - will decorate any holiday with its small yellow flowers.

According to the shape of the inflorescences:

Simple. Here you will find non-double and semi-double. Flat flowers with a clear middle and many petals. Chamomile is one of the simple ones.
Terry. There are chrysanthemums of various varieties: bent, spherical, ray-shaped, pompom. Double flowers are bright and soft in appearance. The Valentina Tereshkova variety is a prominent representative of terry varieties.

By flowering time:

Early. They bloom from September until frost.
Medium flowering. The flowers bloom only in October.
Late. They bloom no earlier than November.

By lifespan:

Growing problems, diseases and pests

If you follow all the rules for caring for the plant, there will be no problems with growing it. But in case of excessive waterlogging of the soil, the plant may develop various infectious diseases. For example, root rot, as well as gray mold.

Flower diseases

It is also possible to provoke diseases in a flower if, when cutting stems or buds, tools contaminated with pathogenic viruses or microbes were used.

As for pest problems, namely spider mites or thrips, they can be easily controlled with the help of appropriate insecticides.

In conclusion, it must be said that the Zembla chrysanthemum is not a capricious plant, but still requires attention, and as a thank you, it will delight you with its flowering for a long time. Caring for a chrysanthemum in the garden or planting a mix of flowers requires following certain rules. However, this statement is true for any home and garden plants.

Features of growing chrysanthemums

The growth of chrysanthemums is positively influenced by direct sunlight and soil drainage. Insufficient lighting reduces the number of flowers blooming. For growing in pots, chrysanthemums are planted from cuttings, the top end of which is pinched to encourage the growth of more stems.

The plant responds positively to fertilizing. During the growth of the stems, the chrysanthemum is fertilized with special complex fertilizers for flowers. With unreasonably abundant overfeeding, weak stems and leaves grow, which will be susceptible to diseases and attacks by garden pests.

The following pests are dangerous for chamomile chrysanthemums:

aphid
snails
slugs
worms

To protect the chrysanthemum from fungal diseases, the plant is sprayed with antifungicides at the beginning of summer. If infection has already occurred, then the affected areas are cut off and destroyed. Water the chrysanthemum with settled warm water. The earthen clod must not be allowed to dry out.

In the cool season, the intensity of watering decreases. And in the winter, the soil is only slightly wetted. These plants do not make great demands on the composition of the soil, but show increased susceptibility to the light regime.

Transplant methods

In late autumn, after the end of flowering, the plant is trimmed with garden shears near the ground and stored in cellars with an air temperature of 3-5 C. Planting in the ground is carried out in March. The flower pot is placed in a room with a temperature of 15-18C. To plant chrysanthemums, use soil containing:

Rotted manure
Peat substance
Sod land
river sand

After 2 weeks, the first feeding is carried out. After the weather settles and frosts are not expected, the pot with the chrysanthemum is removed from the room. As the stems grow, the ends are pinched to allow side shoots to grow.

Video about the necessary care for chamomile chrysanthemum:

Reproduction

The plant can be propagated using seeds or cuttings. Seeds are sown in one pot, and as they germinate, they are transplanted into individual containers. The soil used for planting is loose and rich in nutrients. Cuttings are made from strong young shoots. The cut is made with pruning shears under the leaf node. Each cutting is planted in a separate pot with a diameter of up to 9 cm.

The soil is used from a peat humus mixture, and sprinkled with a two-centimeter layer of sand on top. Sometimes only sand substance is used for rooting. In pots with such soil, the plant germinates for 3 weeks, and after that it is planted in containers with a large volume. After roots appear on the cuttings, the plant is fed with floral complex fertilizers.

general information

In ancient times, only flowers of yellow shades were known. Translated from ancient Greek, the name of this plant means “golden-flowered.” Chrysanthemums began to be grown back in the twelfth century in Japan and were considered a symbol of power. Members of the royal family used flowers to decorate their clothing. Currently, for the Japanese, chrysanthemum is a sign of longevity. Colored daisies are associated with mourning in some European countries. For example, in France and Italy they represent sadness. In China, various compositions are made with them. When this flower is combined with bamboo or pine, good luck and prosperity will come to the house, according to ancient belief.

New varieties of cornflower

There are several completely new varieties of cornflower that amaze with the beauty of their inflorescences. They are quite different from the ordinary nevus in the color of the petals and their number. Such flowers are already included in the groups Magnificent Nielweed and Maximum Niedenberry, in which varieties with double and semi-double inflorescences are already collected.

Nivyanka Goldfinch

This species can be classified as one of the most decorative and unusual varieties. This double nivet has a yellow tint to the petals, which changes to cream as it wilts.

The size of the bush is compact, the height does not exceed 60-70 cm. Goldfinch chamomile, as the plant is sometimes incorrectly called, has a long flowering period - from June to August.

Goldfinch

Nivyanik King's Crown

The double flowers of this plant are not at all like ordinary daisies. The petals are arranged in several rows, and their size decreases from the edge to the middle.

The color of the petals is also very unusual - there is a smooth transition from light yellow small petals in the middle to white along the edge.

King's Crown

Nivyanik Aglaya

Refers to varieties that are united by the name “largest cornflower”. The flowers of this plant are double, with narrow petals arranged densely around a small yellow center.

For reference! Aglaya blooms all summer, and in warm climates until October, which undoubtedly pleases any site owner.

Aglaya

Heliopsis rough (H. scabra) and heliopsis sunflower (H. Helianthoides)

These two types of heliopsis are most often used in decorative floriculture. The stems are tall (1.5-2 m and 1 m, respectively), the flowers, like sunny daisies, are large (8-9 cm), with yellow or orange petals. A bright plant that blooms until late autumn, goes well with decorative deciduous shrubs, and looks unusual in compositions with flowering medium-tall crops.