When does wheat straw chrysanthemum bloom?

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Wheat straw chrysanthemum, also known as shell chrysanthemum, is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Australia and widely cultivated in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States. It is a beautiful flowering plant. When does wheat straw chrysanthemum bloom?

The flowering period of wheat straw chrysanthemum

The flowering period of wheat straw chrysanthemum is concentrated from July to September every year, usually blooming in autumn. If wheat straw chrysanthemum is planted in the south, it will The flowering period may also be advanced. When the flowering period of wheat straw chrysanthemum has passed, it will bear fruits. The fruit ripening period is from September to October every year. When the fruits mature, they will produce seeds, which can be used for sowing and propagation.

Wheat straw chrysanthemum blooms

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Wheat straw chrysanthemum is an annual herbaceous flower of the Asteraceae family. The biggest feature of this flower is that the petals feel like wax paper, dry and crisp, not as watery as ordinary petals. The dried petals of wheat straw chrysanthemum are golden yellow, and the flower color is bright and long-lasting. It means "sun" and "gold" in ancient Greek. Because the flowers do not wither after drying and are made of wax, they are a good material for making dried flowers and are a unique natural "handicraft" in nature.

When wheat straw chrysanthemum is planted and blooms, there will be flower heads growing on the tops of main branches or side branches, and the diameter of the corolla is about 3~6cm. Wheat straw chrysanthemum has multi-layered involucral bracts, which are imbricate-shaped. The outer layer is oval and membranous. It is dry and shiny and resembles petals. It is often regarded as the petals of wheat straw chrysanthemum. It comes in white, pink and orange. , red, yellow and other colors. However, the real flowers of the straw chrysanthemum are tubular flowers located in the center of the flower disk, and their color is yellow.

One characteristic of wheat straw chrysanthemum flowering is that the flowers of wheat straw chrysanthemum will open on sunny days and close on rainy days and at night.

After the flowering period, the wheat straw chrysanthemum enters the fruiting period. Wheat straw chrysanthemum will produce small fruits, which are thin and stick-shaped, either straight or curved, with four edges. The seeds produced are very small, usually weighing 0·85g per thousand seeds.

Wheat straw chrysanthemum flowering pictures

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