Chrysanthemum usually blooms in autumn. Generally, the flowering time is between September and November, but the flowering time of different chrysanthemum varieties is also different. For example, Summer Chrysanthemum usually blooms in May and September of the lunar calendar, and can bloom twice a year; Autumn blooms from September to November; Chamomile blooms in winter from December to January next year.
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Chrysanthemum is a perennial perennial herb of Chrysanthemum in Compositae, with a flower height of 60-150 cm. Stems erect, branched or unbranched, pilose. There are many varieties to be cultivated, and the head inflorescences vary in shape and color. Due to the variety, there are many types, such as single valve, flat valve, key valve and so on.
Around the eighth century AD, chrysanthemum as an ornamental was introduced from China to Japan. At the end of the 17th century, dutch businessmen introduced Chinese chrysanthemums into Europe, France in the 18th century and North America in the mid-19th century. Since then, Chinese chrysanthemums have spread all over the world.
Chrysanthemum is the third of the top ten famous flowers in China, one of the four gentlemen (plum orchid, bamboo chrysanthemum) and one of the four cut flowers (chrysanthemum, rose, carnation and Gladiolus) in the world, with the highest output. Because chrysanthemum has the character of cold and proud snow, there is Tao Yuanming's famous sentence "pick Chrysanthemum under the East fence and see Nanshan leisurely". Chinese people have the custom of enjoying chrysanthemums and drinking chrysanthemum wine on the Double Ninth Festival. Tang Meng Haoran's "passing through the old man's village": "when the double ninth day comes, chrysanthemums will come." in ancient myths and legends, chrysanthemums are also given the meaning of auspiciousness and longevity.