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5 unusual facts about chrysanthemum


Charles Mason Hovey

Hovey collected cultivars of pear, apple, plum and grape, also cultivating florist and ornamental plants, with a particular fondness for Camellia and Chrysanthemum.

Chrysanthemic acid

One of the four stereoisomers, (1R,3R)- or (+)-trans-chrysanthemic acid (pictured), is the acid part of the ester pyrethrin I, which occurs naturally in the seed cases of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium.

Chrysanthemum white rust

Chrysanthemum white rust is a disease of plants caused by the fungus Puccinia horiana that infects species of the genus Chrysanthemum.

Ong Schan Tchow

The Chrysanthemum has special significance in Chinese culture as it was first cultivated in China and is part of the Four Gentlemen in Chinese art.

Still Fantasy

The lyrics are strongly poetic, using Chrysanthemums as a metaphor for love, where the Chorus line "菊花殘 滿地傷 你的笑容已泛黃" (Chrysanthemums broken, scattered across the floor, your smile has faded) refers to the sorrow which arises after love ends and loneliness begins.


Chrysanthemum coronarium

Chrysanthemum coronarium is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae.

Cochylidia implicitana

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Artemisia campestris, Matricaria, Aster, Anthemis, Solidago, Chrysanthemum, Alchemilla, Helichrysum and Tanacetum species.

Double Ninth Festival

To protect against danger, it is customary to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum wine, and wear the zhuyu (茱萸) plant, Cornus officinalis.

L. maximum

Leucanthemum maximum, the max chrysanthemum, a flowering plant species native to France and Spain

Nissan Prince Royal

When the Emperor is riding inside, the Imperial Standard, known as the Imperial Seal of Japan is displayed at both the front and rear of the car in place of a license plate, and on the exterior of both rear passenger doors, displaying a 16 petal chrysanthemum, in golden colour, in reference to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan.


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