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Domingo, Pelee, Red YoAuburn and Icy Isle – Beautiful Single Mums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 12, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

One of the most common types of Chrysanthemums are the Single Mums. Also known as Semi-double mums – these wonderful daisy-like flowers feature a center disk and one or more rows of petals. When you look at any of the single mums – it’s easy to see why chrysanthemums are members of the Aster family.

The Domingo mum are bright reddish-pink with pale yellow accents.

The Pelee Mums are a w0nderful yellow flower with dark orange accents on some of the petals. I really liked the pattern created by the petals when two flowers intersect.

The Icy Isle Mums are a striking white flower with a yellow center disk. They remind so much of some of my favorite types of daisies.

And finally the Red YoAuburn Chrysanthemums. These wonderful flowers add a great splash of color with their auburn red petals and bright yellow centers.

Paint Box and Apricot Courtier – Reflex Chrysanthemums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Dec 7, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

This year I finally photographed some varieties of Reflex Chrysanthemums. This is one of the thirteen classes of mums that I hadn’t seen before. Reflex mums are distinguished by their downward overlapping florets. The tops of the flowers are often full, and a bit flattened. What I really liked about the two varieties of reflex mums that I photographed was the color variations within each flower.

The Apricot Courtier reflex mums are a lovely pale apricot with some pale yellow petals near the top.

The Paint Box Reflex Chrysanthemums are a rich shade of reddish orange with bright yellow highlight petals

Mancetta Sunset and Purple Light Anemone Chrysanthemums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 23, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

Anemone Chrysanthemums are another of the thirteen types of mums recognized by the National Chrysanthemum Society. They are named for the sea anemones. Anemone mums have flat rows of petals with a raised center of small florets. I’ve photographed two varieties of anemone mums – hope you enjoy them.

The Mancetta Sunset Anemone Mums have wonderful shades of orange and yellow in them. They are beautiful fall flowers.

The Purple Light Anemone Chrysanthemums really show the characteristic raised center florets of the anemone mums. It extends way above the rows of petals.

Coral Reef Chrysanthemum – March 2011 Photo of the Month

by hankinslawrenceimages | Mar 2, 2011 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers, Photo of the Month

Last fall I photographed some Coral Reef Chrysanthemums – and absolutely fell in love with these wonderful flowers. Coral Reef Chrysanthemums are amazing to see – full of textures and colors. Like most spider mums, Coral Reef has many long narrow petals that curve at the end. In the center are shorter curlier petals. And then there are the colors of the Coral Reef Chrysanthemum – amazing shades of yellow, orange and red.

Chrysanthemums have been cultivated for centuries. It was used as an herb in China as early as the 15th century B.C. By the 8th century A.D, it had arrived in Japan where the emperor eventually adopted chrysanthemums as his official seal. In recent times, many wonderful types of chrysanthemums have been developed. The U.S. National Chrysanthemum Society has classified thirteen forms of chrysanthemums. Spider mums are probably my favorite form of chrysanthemums.

In additional to being an amazing decorative flower, some very practical uses of chrysanthemums have evolved. In Asia, chrysanthemums are used in making tea and as salad greens. Certain varieties can be used to created insecticides that are less toxic to mammals and birds than many synthetic pesticides. They have also been found to reduce indoor air pollution. Medicinally chrysanthemums are supposed to help treat everything from high blood pressure to bacterial infections.

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Hagoromo Intermediate Incurve Mums

by hankinslawrenceimages | Nov 15, 2010 | Asteraceae Family, Flowers

Last fall I photographed several types of chrysanthemums. One of the most interesting types was two different sets of Hagoromo Intermediate Incurve Mums. Both sets were photographed at Longwood Gardens, about a month apart.

Intermediate incurve mums are one of three types of incurve mums: irregular, regular and intermediate. Incurve mums have upward curving petals. The flowers on the intermediate incurve mums tend to be about 6 inches in diameter.

The second set of Hagoromo mums I photographed were a darker shade of pink than the first set. They also hadn’t opened up as much as the first set. I really enjoyed photographed the patterns and textures of the flowers that were just starting to open up.

I hope to get a chance to see the 2010 Chrysanthemum display at Longwood Gardens. The 2009 chrysanthemums were amazing – I can’t wait to see what they have on display this year.