Chrysanthemum carinatum

CHRYSANTHEMUM carinatum
Annual Chrysanthemum

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Type:
Annual

Height: 2' (60cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Red, brown, yellow, orange, white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Asterales (Daisy Order)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)

Genus: Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum)

Species: carinatum (keeled)

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Chrysanthemum carinatum is a useful flower for summer gardens, as it provides a bright splash of colour throughout the summer and into autumn. Plants form feathery deep green bushes about a foot or two high, bearing daisy flowers in reds, browns, oranges, yellow, browns and white.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
There is no seed pod. The seeds are held together in a domed head.

Seed
The seeds are light brown irregular chips with a hard oval centre. There are many seeds on a seedhead.

Seedling
The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are deeply lobed.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 4 days.

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	Seed Pod There is no seed pod. The seeds are held together in a domed head.
	Seed The seeds are light brown irregular chips with a hard oval centre. There are many seeds on a seedhead.
	Seedling The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are deeply lobed.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown outside in spring germinated in 4 days.