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Five Famous Chrysanthemums in China

Handsome Flag

Branches are gray-green, old branches are gray-purple, leaves are narrow and long, and the plant is medium-sized with weak growth potential.

Flowers are classified as typical flat petals of the flat-banded type. Marginal flowers ligulate, flowers for wide flat petals one to two rounds. The inner round of petals is slightly shorter, the outer round of petals straight or floating. Petal surface purple-red, ochre-yellow petal back, petals up to 26 petals, the center of the petal tube flower yellow-green protruding out, especially eye-catching, like an ancient military commander's banner.

The whole flower body bright color, flower posture and majestic, beautiful and peculiar, coupled with difficult to raise plants, the quantity is scarce, so it has been doubly praised and adored.

Green Peony

Branches are green and robust, with irregularly lobed leaves. Flowers, green, flat-valved, with many rounds without showing the center, belong to the peony flower type. When the flower blooms, the outer petals are light green, and the middle petals are bright green and curl upward. The heart petal is embraced by rich green, and the whole corolla is strict and compressed globular. When first bloomed, the flower color turquoise like jade, crystal; sunshine green through yellow, brilliant. The flowers are up to 17 centimeters in diameter. The flowering period is up to 35 days. It is a famous variety of chrysanthemum, a rare treasure in the chrysanthemum family.

The name is "Green Peony" and the flower is peony-type, so that people can enjoy the chrysanthemum and recall the delicate appearance of peony and peony. Peony and peony have been known as the king of flowers and the phase of flowers since ancient times, and have the reputation of being the two best flowers in the world.

Ten-foot Pearl Curtain

Also known as "Ten-foot Drapes", it is the variety with the thinnest and longest petals among the traditional chrysanthemums.

The flowers are white or pinkish-white, with a light yellowish-green color. The petals of the tube or needle are thin and the petals of the tube and spoon are thin. Peripheral tubular petals are extremely long, pendulous or long-fluttering, with very small spoon hooks, large spoon hooks and hooks at the apex. Tube-spoon valves with spatulate clefts that are convoluted and flat. Silk hairs. Flowers in huge whorls, 46-50 cm in diam. Leaves long-acuminate, margin acutely serrate; leaf blade y lobed, long-petiolate, basally stipulate. Peduncle brownish green, thin, slightly soft, tall. Late flowering. Valuable chrysanthemum, rare in variety shows. Weak growth potential. Technical management requirements are fine, suitable for the cultivation of solo and triple chrysanthemums.

Moho

Branches of ink-purple color are stout and untidy, leaves are y lobed, veins are obviously raised, it is a famous species of medium flowering period with moderate growth potential.

Ink lotus flower color ink purple, flat petals inwardly curved, is a lotus type. When it first blooms, it is a lotus type with purple-red flower color and many rounds of petals embracing inwardly, not showing the heart of the flower. After opening up in the sun, the color of the flower is purple through the ink, and the yellow heart of the flower is exposed. With the green leaves, it is like an ink-colored lotus standing in the ink pool; hence the name "ink lotus". In full bloom, the flower is of the revolute type, the petals are thin, the color is black and red, glossy and velvety, and there is a tube flower in the center of the flower.

Moho is not only its color posture is very popular, and with its inherent characteristics, difficult to reproduce a large number of more scarce, unavailable, so for many years has been the people adore the valuable varieties.

Green and red

The flower is three-colored: the tip of the petal is green, the second section is white, and the end is pinkish-purple, which is the most colorful among chrysanthemums.

Green Cloud

Branches are green, leaves are medium to large and y lobed, a medium flowering variety with moderate growth.

Flowers are old green in color, medium to fine tubular petals, and the flowers are of the dancing ring type. The outer petals are straight, slightly drooping after opening, with a hook and loop curling at the petal end. Like a colorful cloud', the flower color becomes pale, green through white. The inner petals are embracing, the color of the flower is green and crystal, not showing the heart of the flower. The whole shape of the flower is full and large, dancing and graceful. The name "Green Cloud" reminds people of the beautiful scene of the Green Fairy traveling in space. The "Green Cloud" is a popular variety of chrysanthemum.