Every year, the golden autumn and October are the best time to watch chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum has a high quality and is very popular with many people. Do you know what kinds of chrysanthemum are there? So if you go to the Chrysanthemum Exhibition, you must do a good strategy in advance!
Some researchers speculate that the original ancestors of chrysanthemum may be wild chrysanthemum, chamomile, or even red chrysanthemum. The complexity and diversity of its types make the varieties of chrysanthemum numerous and disorderly. Different classification methods of chrysanthemum have different names.
Chrysanthemum florescence
According to the classification of chrysanthemum florescence, chrysanthemum can be divided into summer chrysanthemum, autumn chrysanthemum and winter chrysanthemum. Summer chrysanthemum is the chrysanthemum that blooms from May to September of the lunar calendar, so it is also called may and September chrysanthemum. Autumn chrysanthemum, the favorite of Chinese people, is divided into medium-sized chrysanthemum and large-sized chrysanthemum, in which the medium-sized chrysanthemum is generally in the middle and late September, while the large-sized chrysanthemum is between October and November. Winter chrysanthemum, also known as winter chrysanthemum, usually blooms in December and January of the next year.
Chrysanthemum flower diameter
The classification of chrysanthemum is different with different flower diameter. The chrysanthemum with a flower diameter of more than 10 cm is called big chrysanthemum, which is often used as multi chrysanthemum or specimen chrysanthemum; the chrysanthemum with a flower diameter of between 6 and 10 cm is called medium chrysanthemum; and the chrysanthemum with a flower diameter of less than 6 cm is called small chrysanthemum, which belongs to the category of all over the sky star, and is generally used as a potted plant to decorate the courtyard or display.
Chrysanthemum flower color
Chrysanthemum flower color can be divided into monochrome and polychrome. Single color chrysanthemum means one flower with one color, such as yellow, white, red, purple and pink, etc.; multi color means that chrysanthemum has two or more colors. The multi-color chrysanthemum has various colors and rich changes. For example, the well-known "mandarin duck and lotus" refers to the two colors of chrysanthemum, red and yellow, which are closely connected, like a group of mandarin ducks; for example, "red line golden pearl", the tube petals of chrysanthemum are red, and the first one is yellow. The red petals are decorated with yellow pearls, which are particularly beautiful.
Chrysanthemum petals
The petal shape of flowers is various. According to the petal shape of flowers, it is a common method in Horticulture in China. The petals of chrysanthemum can be divided into flat, spoon, tube, laurel and abnormal. According to the number of rounds of flat petals, it can be divided into broad-band type, lotus type, peony type, flat plate type, rolling type and overlapping ball type. Spoon petal is the tongue shape of petals, just like spoon piece. The spoon piece is different in length. It can be divided into long spoon piece, middle spoon piece and short spoon piece. In addition, the petal shape of key petal chrysanthemum can be divided into straight extension, inner curvature and reverse curvature. For example, the chrysanthemum of 'flat sand wild goose' is long key petal, and the inner circle of the petal shape is curly, while the outer circle is floating.
According to the condition of petal apex and the thickness of tube, chrysanthemum petals can be divided into single tube type, feather tube type, tube disc type, loose needle type, sparse tube type, tube ball type, silk type, flying type, hook ring type, through bead type and needle tube type. The famous chrysanthemum "Jasper hook plate" is a hook and loop tube petal chrysanthemum. Laurel shaped chrysanthemum petals are laurel shaped or star shaped, such as' toad palace laurel color '. The shape of the abnormal petals is different from that of the chrysanthemum petals, such as burrs, claws and shears. "Thousand hand Guanyin" is a kind of twisted petal chrysanthemum of dragon claw type.
Chrysanthemum leaf shape
The leaf shape of chrysanthemum is the same as petal, which is an important criterion to distinguish different chrysanthemums. Generally speaking, the change of chrysanthemum leaf shape is very small, which can be divided into normal leaf, deep split normal leaf, long leaf, deep split long leaf, round leaf, sunflower leaf, awning leaf, reverse leaf and stipe attached leaf, etc. In addition, there are many differences in the thickness, size, color depth, luster and vein bulge of chrysanthemum leaves.