Chrysanthemums have these other names too - how many do you know?
The chrysanthemum is the third of China's top ten famous flowers, one of the Four Gentlemen among flowers, and also one of the world's four major cut flowers. Because of the chrysanthemum's noble character of braving cold and snow, Tao Yuanming wrote the famous line "Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, leisurely I see the southern mountains." Since ancient times, Chinese people have also had the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival!
Other names for chrysanthemum
Shouke, Jinying, Huanghua, Qiuju, Taoju, Rijing, Nühua, Yannian, Yinyi Hua
Chrysanthemum's growing habits
Chrysanthemums like sunlight, dislike shade, tolerate drought, and fear waterlogging. They grow well in a warm, humid environment, and in the severe winter the rhizomes can overwinter underground. The flowers can withstand light frost, and the most suitable growing temperature is around 20°C.
Chrysanthemums like sandy loam with high, dry terrain, deep soil, rich in humus, loose and fertile, and well-drained. They can grow in slightly acidic to neutral soil, with pH6.2-6.7 being better.
Chrysanthemums are short-day plants, and the daily sunshine duration must be less than 12 hours, though it varies slightly among different varieties.
Chrysanthemum's flower language
Yellow chrysanthemum: faint love
White chrysanthemum: generally used in China for funerals; in Japan it symbolizes chastity and honesty.
Dark red chrysanthemum: charming
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