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Full bloom flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum in West Bengal, India. Chrysanthemum indicum is a plant of the temperate zone but it can be grown successfully outside the area such as in tropical areas as it is often cultivated in Southeast Asia with moist soil (pH around 6.5) in sunny weather. It can handle temperatures down to −10 °C (14 °F).
The genus Chrysanthemum was first formally described by Linnaeus in 1753, with 14 species, and hence bears his name (L.) as the botanical authority. [11] The genus once included more species, but was split several decades ago [ when? ] into several genera, putting the economically important florist's chrysanthemums in the genus Dendranthema .
English language common names include garland chrysanthemum, [6] chrysanthemum greens, [6] edible chrysanthemum, crowndaisy chrysanthemum, [7] chop suey greens, [6] crown daisy, [6] and Japanese greens. [6] Glebionis coronaria has been hybridized with related Argyranthemum species to create cultivars of garden marguerites. [8]
List of Indian state flowers (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman Pyinma: Lagerstroemia hypoleuca: Chandigarh: Palash: Butea monosperma [15] Delhi: Alfalfa: Medicago sativa: Jammu and Kashmir: Common rhododendron: Rhododendron ponticum [16] Ladakh: Himalayan blue poppy ...
Pyrethrum continues to be used as a common name for plants formerly included in the genus Pyrethrum. Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum. The insecticidal compounds present in these species are pyrethrins.
Chrysanthemums of the Immortal Blossoms in an Everlasting Spring (仙萼長春冊) by Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766). In China, they have been around since 500 BCE.In 1630, more than 500 varieties were already mentioned there.In Europe, especially in Holland, they have been known since the mid-17th century, but their general dissemination took place only in the 19th century.
The plant is a herbaceous perennial that grows into a small bush, [2] up to 70 cm (28 in) high, with pungently-scented leaves. The leaves are light yellowish green, variously pinnatifid.
Its common names include coatbuttons and tridax daisy in English. Names in other European languages include cadillo chisaca in Spanish and herbe caille in French. Among Indo-Aryan languages, it is known in Sanskrit as jayanti veda (जयंती वेद) or avanti. [4] In Gujarati it is called ghajadvu or ghaburi (ઘાબુરી). [5]