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Tag Archives: Chrysanthemum
Celebrate Chinese New Year With These Flowers
Today is one of the happiest days for Chinese people! It’s Chinese New Year, one of the largest, most important holidays of the year! To celebrate this special occasion, homes are often decorated with assorted plants and flowers. In Chinese, … Continue reading
Posted in Chrysanthemum, Daffodils, Flower Varieties, Holidays, Peony
Tagged azalea, Chinese New Year, Chrysanthemum, flowers, kalanchoe, Lunar New Years, narcissus, Orchid, Peony
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Flowers Available in Winter
Even though many of us have already experienced snowfalls in the last couple of months, today is the official first day of winter! But should we really celebrate the season? If you live in Canada, winter has a reputation for … Continue reading
Posted in Alstromeria, Amaryllis, Anemone, Banksia, Chrysanthemum, Daffodils, Delphimium, Flower Varieties, hellebore, Hyacinth, Lilies, Queen Anne's Lace, Statice
Tagged agapanthus, Amaryllis, anemone, Banksia, Chrysanthemum, daffodil, delphinium, flowers, Hyacinth, lily, narcissus, Statice, Tulip, winter flowers
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Chrysanthemum Festivals from Around the World
Chrysanthemums are special! As November’s flower, it represents the month well adding vibrant colour and beauty to the fall landscape. In addition, these fall flowers are long-lasting and hardy; they will continue to bloom even when other flowers have already … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff
Tagged Chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum festivals, flower, Japan, Kaifeng, Lahr, longwood gardens, Pennsylvania
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Frost Tolerant Flowers for Your Garden
It’s November. Trees are bare. Most of the leaves have fallen. The days are noticeably shorter and cooler. Frost is settling in. But the gardening season is not quite over just yet. There are hardy, frost-tolerant flowers that can survive … Continue reading
Fall Flowers for your Garden!
Fall is here, but that doesn’t mean that the growing season is over. In fact, there are flowers that thrive during the fall season. These are some of the flowers that will continue to bloom in your garden until the … Continue reading
Posted in Anemone, Aster, Chrysanthemum, Lilies
Tagged aster, Chrysanthemum, fall flowers, fall planting, Japanese anemone, toad lily
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China’s Marigolds
The villages located outside of Beijing China in Yanqing County have supplied the Beijing flower market for years, however recently they have expanded the flower fields by thousands of acres. In the fall, the Marigold (a member of the Chrysanthemum … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Stuff, Marigold
Tagged china, Chrysanthemum, flower farms, flowering plants, fresh flowers, marigold
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The most popular flowers for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is almost upon us! Flowers are the most popular gift for mothers, but do you know which flowers are the most purchased for Mother’s Day? Here’s a list of the top ten: 1. Carnations – specifically white carnations … Continue reading
Posted in Mother's Day
Tagged Carnations, Chrysanthemum, Cut Flowers, daffodils, floral, flower, flower varieties, flower variety, flowering plants, flowers, Football MUMS, fresh flowers, grower direct, lilies, mums, plants, rose, roses, Spring Flowers, Tulip
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Button, Button, Who has the Button?
The button pom is really a chrysanthemum. The inserted picture is a “Kermit” button pom – yes it is so named after our favorite frog “Kermit”, because of the colour. History: The common name “chysan-themum” comes from the Greek words … Continue reading
Posted in Chrysanthemum, Flower Varieties, Kermit Pom
Tagged Button Pom, Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemumn, flower, flowers, Kermit Pom
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Drink Chrysanthemum Tea!
History Chrysanthemums have been cultivated for 2,000 years in China, where infusions of the leaves and flowers were used as medicine and fermented into wine. Often Chrysanthemums are used to make tea, rather than in a wine infusion. Chrysanthemum tea … Continue reading
