Chrysanthemum carinatum

CHRYSANTHEMUM carinatum
Annual Chrysanthemum, Painted Daisy

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Type:
Annual

Height: 2' (60cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Red, brown, yellow, orange, white

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Asterales (Daisy Order)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family)

Genus: Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum)

Species: carinatum (keeled)

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Chrysanthemum carinatum is a useful flower for summer gardens, as it provides a bright splash of colour throughout the summer and into autumn. Plants form feathery deep green bushes about a foot or two high, bearing daisy flowers in reds, browns, oranges, yellow, browns and white.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Outside
(4 days)

Seed Pod There is no seed pod. The seeds are held together in a domed head.
Seed The seeds are light brown irregular chips with a hard oval centre. There are many seeds
on a seedhead.
Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are deeply lobed.

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				Germination: Spring Outside (4 days)
Seed Pod There is no seed pod. The seeds are held together in a domed head. Seed The seeds are light brown irregular chips with a hard oval centre. There are many seeds on a seedhead. Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are deeply lobed.