Among the huge variety of colors inherent in the “queens” of the autumn garden, white chrysanthemums are especially popular. This is the least cliched flower. A bouquet of white chrysanthemums can be presented to anyone and for any occasion, without the risk of getting into an ambiguous position. By choosing it as a gift, you can put a unique meaning into the composition, combining sincerity, respect and gratitude.
White chrysanthemums: symbolism, history of appearance in Europe
My eyes saw everything in the world - and returned to you, white chrysanthemums. Ransetsu (1654-1707). Japanese Hoku
The cultivation of perennial bush chrysanthemums as an ornamental crop first began in Southeast Asia. This happened over 3 thousand years ago. Moreover, at the same time, two countries with ancient traditions and culture - Japan and China - are arguing for the right to be called the Homeland of this incredibly beautiful flower.
The qualities that chrysanthemums symbolize largely stem from their flowering season - autumn, the time of year most suitable for taking stock and rethinking life experiences. The tart, bitter aroma of Chinese and Japanese chrysanthemum and its dense petals, which are not afraid of prolonged rains and frosts, are associated in philosophy with fortitude, strength of character and convictions, wisdom, maturity and longevity.
These flowers came to Europe in the 17th century, but at that time intensive selection had not yet been applied to them; outwardly they were almost no different from daisies and did not make a splash. Attitudes towards them changed after the flower exhibition held in 1889 in Paris. It summed up the results of the hundred-year culture of chrysanthemum cultivation in Europe. The audience was presented with the “queens” of the autumn garden of different colors with large and small reed, feather-shaped, tubular, radiant, needle-shaped and lanceolate petals. Each one was beautiful and unique. But it was the white chrysanthemum of the Willis variety that made the greatest impression. This huge (41 cm in diameter) voluminous flower resembled a Caucasian papakha. One of the visitors to the exhibition, a highlander, was so amazed by the beauty of this flower that he gave the gardener who raised it 30 choice rams.
The best varieties of winter-hardy chrysanthemums: reviews from gardeners
Alla Viktorovna, Moscow region
For growing in the countryside, I prefer perennial flowers. I like chrysanthemums because they bloom for a long time. I tried growing several varieties. The best winter-hardy chrysanthemum varieties for the Moscow region, in my opinion, are Flamingo and Aurora. Flamingo captivated me with the compactness of its bushes.
Very small, no higher than 40 cm with white and pink flowers. Blooms until October. It retains its rich color almost throughout the entire flowering period. Aurora is the complete opposite. The bushes are very tall - up to 1 meter with bright flowers. I grow each variety separately from each other. A selection of beautiful yellow flowers with photos
Veronika Andreevna, Sverdlovsk region
The “Stranger” chrysanthemum begins to bloom early, which is good for areas with a climate like ours.
I like this variety for its modesty and at the same time grace: a moderate amount of foliage, creamy inflorescences and strong peduncles. The flowers have a distinct aroma. Sometimes I cut a few flowers for the house. They stand for several weeks in a row without losing their decorative effect. A good winter-hardy chrysanthemum variety. Tatyana Sergeevna, Novosibirsk region
To decorate the garden, I chose “Lipstick” and “Stars of the Galaxy” chrysanthemums. Both varieties winter well. The first variety is represented by low bushes with rich red flowers. I place them along the paths in the garden. The stars of the Galaxy are represented by medium and large flowers of different colors. This is an ideal option for open ground. The landings are luxurious. There is no other way to say it. They really create an imitation of a carpet, as stated in the description.
Korean and Indian chrysanthemums - video
To whom is it customary to give white chrysanthemums?
Chrysanthemums occupy a special place in the symbolism of the “flower” world. Speaking about what they mean in its hierarchy, you need to understand: these gifts of flora are not as romantic as roses, but also not as strict as hyacinths. More common than newfangled hydrangeas, but they also do not have stable associative connections, like, for example, carnations. A bouquet of white chrysanthemums does not have a pronounced romantic connotation and is appropriate when congratulating a manager or colleagues, a business partner, a doctor, a teacher, elderly people of any gender or older relatives.
The one who gives you white chrysanthemums seems to be telling you: “Trust me.” In addition, snow-white chrysanthemum heals the soul from pain and negativity, helps to relax, and brings peace.
An excellent solution is to present a snow-white bouquet as a sign of apology or reconciliation: the white color, including in the language of flowers, has symbolized sincerity and purity of intentions since ancient times. Since aster flowers remain fresh for a long time even after cutting, the chances of erasing resentment from the opponent’s heart increase - after all, it is difficult not to forgive a person whose feelings are reminded for so long by a beautiful bouquet on the table.
And, of course, one of the most popular events where flowers with snow-white petals are often used is a wedding celebration. If the yellow chrysanthemum is usually called the “queen of autumn,” then the white one can be called, without exaggeration, the “queen of wedding bouquets.” In the East, it is believed that if a bride chooses a white chrysanthemum (in the language of flowers, a symbol of purity and innocence) as the main flower for her bouquet, her marriage will be blessed by heaven.
Planting and caring for white chrysanthemums
The viability of white crop species directly depends on planting and compliance with the rules of care. Therefore, it is recommended to study their requirements in advance in order to avoid serious mistakes later.
Terms and conditions of cultivation
For white chrysanthemums, good lighting throughout the day is very important. Therefore, for them you need to choose open areas where moisture does not stagnate.
Chrysanthemums prefer loose, nutritious soil with neutral or low acidity. Two weeks before planting, the area needs to be dug up, weeds removed, and humus added at the rate of 5 kg per 1 sq. m. m. It is also additionally recommended to add superphosphate 30 g and potassium sulfide 25 g for the same area size.
The best option for white chrysanthemums is loam with good air and moisture permeability. But it is possible to plant the plant in sandy, clayey soil. However, they need to be prepared first. In the first case, add twice as much humus, and in the second, add additional sand for each square meter. m.
It is recommended to plant chrysanthemums in the spring, when the weather is warm and the threat of frost has passed. Frost-resistant varieties can be planted in the fall, but keep in mind that there should be at least three weeks left before permanent frosts.
Important! Chrysanthemum easily tolerates planting even in bloom.
How to plant correctly
It is recommended to plant these plants in a permanent place in open ground on a cloudy day. To do this, you need to make holes, the size of which should be larger than the root system of the plant. Place the seedlings in the center, sprinkle with soil, and compact the soil at their base.
After the procedure, water the chrysanthemums with a solution of any root former. It is recommended to cover the planted plants with agrofibre, which will speed up their adaptation.
Caring for white chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemum loves watering, but does not react well to stagnant moisture in the soil. With a lack of water, the bushes slow down and the inflorescences become smaller. Therefore, white chrysanthemums need to be watered as the top layer of soil dries. To do this, it is recommended to use settled water at a temperature of +18-20 °C. Moisturize at the root. After each watering, it is recommended to loosen the soil.
White chrysanthemums need to be fed three times a season. It is recommended to apply fertilizers for the first time at the beginning of the growing season in spring. During this period, nitroammophoska is relevant at the rate of 30 g per 10 liters of water. The second feeding should be carried out in mid-summer, using superphosphate 30 g and potassium sulfide 25 g per 10 liters of water. And the third is recommended in the fall with wood ash, sprinkling it in the root circle and then embedding it in the ground.
Before winter, chrysanthemum bushes should be pruned at a height of 10 cm. Frost-resistant species should be lightly covered with fallen leaves, heat-loving ones should be transplanted into pots and placed in the basement for storage.
Why do you dream of white chrysanthemums?
In dream interpretation, white chrysanthemums (as opposed to other colors) mean sadness or loss, which will ultimately give impetus to inner spiritual growth. Any actions with these flowers promise difficulties and adversity. A girl who sees them in a dream should be prepared to meet great love, which she will lose because of her pride and immoderate ambitions. Collecting chrysanthemums in a dream means facing troubles in real life.
White chrysanthemums: a sign of love and sadness. Often such dreams foreshadow heartache.
However, it is difficult to say unequivocally why white chrysanthemums are dreamed of. All known dream books give different, sometimes contradictory answers to this question. When deciphering a dream, the first thing you need to consider is whether you dreamed of a fresh or withered flower, or whether you saw one or several flowers in a dream.
So, for example, if you dreamed of a stranger presenting you with a lush, fresh bouquet, most likely a joyful event will happen in your life in the near future. If the presented composition of white chrysanthemums is not of the first freshness, expect trouble. The more flowers in the bouquet, the greater the joy or sorrow.
In any case, there is no need to attach too much importance to what white chrysanthemums mean in dreams. After all, their reliability is influenced by too many factors, including the day of the week and time of day.
What plants are combined with?
White chrysanthemums delight with their flowering until frost. With their help you can create unique autumn compositions. Low-growing species are great for the foreground of a flower bed, and tall ones for the back.
White chrysanthemums can successfully fit into any landscape design
These plants go well with:
- marigolds;
- snapdragon;
- zinnia;
- coleus;
- low-growing asters;
- cosmos;
- conifers.
White chrysanthemums in the garden also look great in single plantings, as can be seen in the photo. The main thing is that the plants have the same flowering period and bush height.
White chrysanthemums in landscape design and floristry
Chrysanthemums decorate our gardens with lush, abundant blooms throughout the long autumn. And white bush varieties are by no means the last among them. They look great in the garden, both monogamously and in mixed borders. There are many variations - from planting in flower beds to creating cascades and borders. And the overall impression depends on the type of flower.
A modest pastoral flower bed, seeded with chamomile or small-flowered chrysanthemums, is an ideal decoration for a garden or small home flower garden, decorated in Provence style. Another thing is a multi-tiered mixborder made of lush, large-flowered spherical chrysanthemum, reminiscent of a huge wedding cake. It will be a wonderful decoration for a romantic vintage landscape. There is sure to be a suitable solution for every site and owner’s taste.
As for floral compositions, both small and large white “queens” of autumn gardens look great both as independent units and in combination with flowers of other types and colors: irises, carnations, even sunflowers. One of the most popular options is white chrysanthemums with red roses. Florists also like to combine flowers of the same variety, but of different colors, in one bouquet. Such compositions made from chamomile varieties are especially effective.
Blue chrysanthemums
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There is great interest in blue chrysanthemums among both gardeners and scientists. With the help of selection, it was possible to develop chrysanthemums of cream, purple, white, and green colors. Blue ones can only be obtained at the moment thanks to proper planting and care.
Variety of blue
The inflorescences acquire this unusual color after spraying or using food coloring.
Additional Information. However, before you receive such extraordinary flowers, you should take care of the right place for planting and proper careful care. The autumn queen chrysanthemum loves light and moisture; the soil should be constantly loosened so that it drains water well.
White, creamy beige specimens are suitable for coloring. Before coloring, prepare a jar, blue or blue food coloring, water and cut flowers.
Scheme:
- A neat cut is made on the stem of the bush. You can't damage it.
- According to the instructions, dye is diluted in water, where cut flowers are placed.
- The dyeing process takes from 8 to 20 hours.
White spray chrysanthemums: varieties
The total number of varieties of white chrysanthemums can hardly be counted. Let's list just a few of them.
Chamomile
:
- Snow Maiden (Snegurochka). Non-double, bush. Height – 25 cm, simple flowers 4 cm in circumference. White with a large yellow center, shortened, wide petals. Blooms from August to October.
Chrysanthemum "Snow Maiden" - Chic (Chic, Chic). Bushy, non-double, reminiscent of the Bacardi variety, but with wider petals. Grown for cutting. White reed petals surround a green disc. The inflorescence is 7 cm in circumference, the stem length is about 55 cm. Flowering from August to October.
Chrysanthemum "Chick" - Himalayas. A non-double variety with short, wide ligulate leaves and a greenish disc. The height of the bush is up to 60 cm, the circumference of the inflorescence is up to 6 cm. It blooms in September.
Chrysanthemum "Himalayas"
Korean tall large-flowered
:
- White bear. Terry single-headed variety, pompom, stem height up to 90 cm, basket circumference up to 16 cm. Petals at the beginning of flowering are yellowish in the center, then become snow-white. Flowering from August to November.
Chrysanthemum "Polar Bear" - White swan. Terry single-headed, height up to 85 cm, inflorescence circumference up to 8.5 cm. Blooms in September.
Chrysanthemum "White Swan" - White poodle. An unusual terry single-headed variety. Curly-bent thin reed petals are creamy-white, the inflorescence is up to 18 cm in circumference. The stem length is up to 80 cm. Flowering occurs in the first half of November.
Chrysanthemum "White Poodle" - Ribonet. Terry single-headed variety, lush large white inflorescences up to 20 cm in circumference. Stem length up to 80 cm. Blooms from October to November.
Chrysanthemum "Ribonet" - Pearl. Terry lush inflorescence with small white baskets in circumference up to 5 cm, stem length up to 60 cm. Closed bush. A very early variety, blooms in July.
Chrysanthemum "Pearl" - Evelina (Evelyn Bush, Evelina). Terry variety, inflorescence up to 9 cm in circumference. Wide reed petals taper towards the edge. It reaches a height of 60 cm. It blooms from September to early November.
Chrysanthemum "Evelyn Bush" - Helen (Helen White, Ellen White). Terry variety. In the center the petals are pale yellow. The inflorescence circumference is up to 8 cm. The stem length is 50-60 cm.
Chrysanthemum "Helen" - Regina White. Terry, large flowers up to 10 cm, powerful stems, up to 70 cm long, blooms in September-October.
Chrysanthemum "Regina"
Korean multiflora
:
- White dance. The circumference of the flowers is up to 8 cm, the length of the stems is about 60-70 cm. In the process of flowering, the edges of the petals turn slightly pink. Super early variety, blooms already in July.
Chrysanthemum "White Dance" - Belyanochka. Terry variety, reed petals form a lush inflorescence. The circumference of the flowers is up to 7 cm, the length of the stems is up to 70 cm. It blooms from August to October.
Chrysanthemum "White" - Furor (Furor) bush. A terry variety, the lush inflorescence in the center has a light green-cream color. Inflorescences up to 8 cm in circumference, stem length up to 70 cm. Blooms from August to September.
Chrysanthemum "Furor"
Korean medium height
:
- Euro (Euro) bush. Terry variety, reed leaves in the center are smaller than those located at the edges. The middle is greenish-yellow. The length of the stems is up to 70 cm, the circumference of the inflorescence is up to 7.5 cm. It blooms from the end of August to the end of September.
Chrysanthemum "Euro" - Coconut. Terry bush variety. Snow-white tubular petals are collected into a neat lush spherical inflorescence. The length of the stems is up to 70 cm, the circumference of the inflorescence is up to 12 cm.
Chrysanthemum "Coconut" - Sky (Sky) bush. Terry variety with a hemispherical inflorescence of reed petals. The middle of the inflorescence is lemon yellow, the diameter of the flower is up to 7 cm. Height is up to 60 cm. Flowering from August to October.
Chrysanthemum "Sky" - Crystal chrysanthemum (Hrustalnaja chrysanthemum). Semi-double single-headed variety with long thin reed petals and a lemon-yellow center. Flowering – August-October.
Chrysanthemum "Crystal"
Korean low-growing (border)
:
- Bride's outfit (Bride, Bride's dress, Nevesta). Terry variety. Inflorescence in the form of a basket up to 7 cm in circumference. Height up to 20 cm. Blooms in August.
Chrysanthemum "Bride's outfit" - Bonita (Bonita) bush. Semi-double variety, looks like the Euro variety. Reed petals are snow-white. The height of the bush is up to 50 cm, the inflorescence circumference is small, up to 6 cm. It blooms in September.
Chrysanthemum "Bonita"
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As popular wisdom says, you can endlessly look at three things: fire, water and... white chrysanthemums. These colors amazingly combine solemnity and simplicity, modesty and pride, beauty and laconicism. Nature created these recognized queens of the autumn garden, as if specifically so that we could more easily endure the autumn blues and, even in frosty weather, remember that spring is just around the corner.
Yellow chrysanthemums
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Yellow chrysanthemums are translated from Latin as “golden flowers”. Initially, the flower had an orange and golden color; later, with the help of selection, other shades began to appear.
Yellow chrysanthemums
The Chinese treat these flowers with respect because they believe they bring good luck. The effect, in their opinion, is enhanced if they are placed together with bamboo and pine. The Japanese call them "kiku" ("sun"). Kiku saves from illnesses, gives a charge of longevity and beauty.
In open ground they can take root with many crops:
- Plush,
- Cereals,
- Verest.
When creating a harmonious composition with a flower, you can even combine shrubs and fruit trees: apple tree, sea buckthorn and raspberry.
There are a lot of varieties of yellow chrysanthemum, they differ in the shape of inflorescences, leaves and color saturation.
Alice
This early variety is Multiflora. At the beginning of flowering, Alice is covered with orange-egg-colored flowers; as they fade, they become reddish.
Branarktis
Branarktis lemon reaches a height of 40 cm. Lemon inflorescences are up to 5 cm in diameter.
Branindio
Branindio is a lush shrub up to 50 cm in height.
How to plant Chrysanthemum correctly?
For planting any variety of garden bush chrysanthemum, a well-lit, warm place without drafts is best suited. The soil is loose, fertile, without stagnant moisture, with a reaction close to neutral. Even slightly acidic soils will require the addition of lime. Before planting, the soil should be dug up and compost or humus should be added under the digging. We plant the cuttings in the soil together with a peat tablet. The distance between neighboring plants should be at least 30 cm, and preferably 40-50.
If you decide to buy a perennial bush chrysanthemum in our hypermarket, along with the cuttings you will receive detailed instructions for growing it.
Snow-white chrysanthemums
And of course, where would we be without them - the snow-white caps of classic chrysanthemums, which you can endlessly admire and inhale their aromas.
Korean white.
The bushes of this variety are very tall. It produces flowers up to 8 cm in diameter, with curved, silvery-white petals. Blooms from early September until frost.
Snow White.
A low variety, with a height of spherical bushes of 35 cm and a flower diameter of 3 cm. The flowers are similar to daisies; they bloom from late June to mid-autumn.
White Eleanor.
Anemone-shaped flowers, 15 in diameter, with white, pink or yellow petals, cut in a vase for up to 2 weeks.
Evelyn Bush.
The flowers are white hemispheres with a diameter of 12-14 cm. They grow one and a half meters in height. The leaves are dark green and medium in size.
Chrysanthemums of early varieties for growing in gardens
Such varieties are planted in the garden using seedlings. And they are planted at home as soon as daylight reaches 9 hours, i.e. - mid or early February. Then in the second half of May they will already bloom in your flower beds.
Before planting, hardening for 15 days is recommended. During this time, all the late spring frosts will pass.
Zembla Yellow.
Large spherical flowers, 15 cm in diameter, yellow. They begin to bloom in early June if they are planted by seedlings, or in mid-September.
Handsome.
It resembles a chamomile, only lilac with a white border. With the seedling method, it begins to bloom at the end of May, with the usual method - in September.
Stern des Orients.
The flowers have a dark center and light yellow petals. It blooms from mid-June until the first autumn frosts.
How to buy bush Chrysanthemum of different varieties in the Garshinka online store?
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