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Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images. Chrysanthemums, or mums for short, mean fall has arrived! Available in every shade from creamy white to pumpkin orange, these sturdy flowers add much-needed ...
Creating new plants from your favorite mums is easy, says Galen Goss, executive director of the National Chrysanthemum Society.Simply snip off a 4-inch stem with leaves on it and put it in a pot ...
Use seasonal autumn flowers such as broom cob, roses, and mums to fill your DIY pumpkin vase. Stick to one main color and an accent color for a tonal touch. Get the tutorial at Everyday Occasions .
Chrysanthemums (/ k r ɪ ˈ s æ n θ ə m ə m z / kriss-AN-thə-məmz), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, [5] are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. [4] They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. [6]
Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash. [3] It has been domesticated in the Americas for thousands of years. [4]
Telfairia occidentalis is a tropical vine grown in West Africa as a leaf vegetable and for its edible seeds.Common names for the plant include fluted gourd, fluted pumpkin, ugu (in the Igbo language), "Eweroko" (in the Yoruba language),okwukwo-wiri (in Ikwerre language), and ikong-ubong (in the Efik and Ibibio languages), "Akwukwor ri" (in Etche language).
Many garden pests will eat pumpkin plants and fruit, but deer damage is quite distinct. While rodents such as squirrels may chew small ragged marks on pumpkin skins, just one deer can eat most, if ...
The pumpkin tree grows to about 8 m in height. It has pale, corky bark and soft, brittle wood. The ovate to broadly elliptic leaves are 70–200 mm long and 45–100 mm wide; they have glossy upper surfaces and are pale and sparsely haired beneath. [2] The flowers are large and orange with small red dots, appearing over summer from October to ...