Pictures of Flowers Chrysanthemum Pictures and Chrysanthemum Kind

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on February 14, 2009

Pictures of Flowers Chrysanthemum Pictures and Chrysanthemum Kind

Chrysanthemum, often called mums, is a genus of about 30 species of perennial flowering plants native to Asia and northeastern Europe. It is the national flower of Japan and in Middle East, it has been cultivated for the last more than 2500 years. It was taken to America in the early 19th century. The name Chrysanthemum comes from the Greek word meaning gold and flower. Nowadays, the flowers range in color from white and yellow through pink, lavender and deep red.

Chrysanthemum is an herbaceous perennial plant that grows about 50-150 cm tall with deeply lobed leaves and large flowerhead. The plant is used as food plants by the larvae of many species of plants. Modern varieties of Chrysanthemum are more showy and ornamental than their wild counterparts. Flowers occur in various forms such as daisy-like, decorative, buttons and pompons. Several hybrid varieties are developed for horticultural purposes. Yellow or white varieties of Chrysanthemum are boiled to make sweet drinks in some parts of Asia. Chrysanthemum tea is often used as for its medicinal values in the treatments of influenza.