The Winter Blooms......
Apart from the marigolds, ghazanias, white african daisies, I
planted some chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums, also, simply called mums, or
chrysanths, are perennials, that bloom only in the winters. Chrysanthemums are
extensively used as cut flowers by florists and also as a decorative flower,
due to its beauty, varied colours and its hardiness to weather. When you are
dealing with such perinnials, you need to have a lot of patience, as plants
like these, while, being alive the whole year, bloom, only during winters. The
best part is, if you care even a bit for these plants, by simply watering them,
these are happy and don't need too much of care, and you'll have a good bloom
in the winters. My mother always tells me to remove the chrysanths, as they
only bloom in winters for about a month only, while I do the exact opposite.
Anyways, I currently have chrysanths in four colours, the cream coloured one,
the white coloured one, the pink coloured one and another one in orange.
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This year's chrysanth
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This picture was
taken in January of 2012.
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This picture was taken in January of 2012. |
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This picture was taken in January of 2012. |
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A bud of the cream
coloured chrysanth, I added this year to my terrace garden.
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The cream
coloured chrysanth, I added this year to my terrace garden. |
The orange coloured chrysanth, I added this year to my terrace garden.
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This has resulted from only one plant, I brought from Lucknow,
and only in one 12" earthen pot.
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The chrysanthemums are different because, these bloom furiously in
bunches over the short duration of about a month of their blooming period, and
look very good, as if there has been put up a flower vase with so many flowers.
Once a flower blooms, it may stay for a period anywhere between two to four
days depending upon the weather. Under sunny conditions, these die out soon,
but, in cloudy or foggy conditions, they tend to live on for about four to five
days.
Beautiful daisies! Lovely clicks! :)
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