Which chrysanthemum has the longest flowering period? A rundown of chrysanthemum varieties with longer flowering periods
In recent years, many domestic and imported chrysanthemums have become popular with the public, such as cosmos, Gerbera daisy, 'Pearl Egg' (Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Zhuyu Zhi Luan'), Japanese aster (Boltonia asteroides), and so on. So among all the plants in the Asteraceae family, which variety has the longest flowering period? Let's count them one by one below.
Strawflower: with good care it can bloom all year round
It is the chrysanthemum with the longest flowering period, bar none! As long as you care for it just a little properly, you can have flowers to look at every single day of the year. A single flower stays in bloom for one to two months, and as it grows, new buds keep emerging to take over from the old ones, so it can truly have flowers every day.
Gerbera daisy: blooms all year round
The Gerbera daisy can likewise have flowers every day. A single flower stays in bloom for one to two months, and as long as water and nutrients are adequate, new buds will keep emerging from the stem near the soil to take over from the older flowers above.
Cosmos: flowering period of 9 months
As long as the temperature can be kept above 10 degrees, cosmos will bloom. When a single flower fades, cut it off and its new buds will keep taking over and blooming, so with good care you are guaranteed at least 9 months of blooming in a year.
'Pearl Egg': flowering period of half a year
It is a new chrysanthemum variety from recent years, with a flowering period of around half a year. A single flower stays in bloom for around two months, but once a wave of flowers has faded you can give it a haircut, and after about one to two months another wave of flowers appears. After it finishes blooming the second year, you no longer give it a haircut but cut it right down to the base, then just wait for its next wave of blooms.
Japanese aster: flowering period of half a year
In fact, the Japanese aster has a flowering period similar to that of 'Pearl Egg' above. What they have in common is that each time the flowers fade you cut them off, then wait for the next bloom.
Thousand-head chrysanthemum: flowering period of 4 months
After the thousand-head chrysanthemum's flowers fade, you also give it a haircut and wait for the next flowering period, but unlike 'Pearl Egg' and the Japanese aster, as long as the temperature can stay above 5 degrees it can bloom all four seasons. However, the thousand-head chrysanthemum only blooms in spring and autumn; because it is limited by the seasons, its flowering period is not that long.
Finally, the flowering periods of the treasure flower (Gazania), marguerite daisy, imported chrysanthemums and domestic chrysanthemums all do not exceed 3 months. As for the precondition for growing chrysanthemums: in southern regions they can also be grown outdoors in winter, but in the north in winter, chrysanthemums must be grown indoors in a heated environment.