Scientific name: Cazaniarigens
Family is: Asteraceae Medal
Species: Perennial herb
Alias: Medal of honor, named because of its shape like a medal.
Origin: South Africa
Morphological characteristics:
The medal-shaped chrysanthemum is unique in flower shape and rich in flower color. Its flower heart has dark eye-spots, resembles a medal, and has a strong wild interest. It is a common potted flower and flower bed flower in gardens.
Rootstock, leaves enclosed by rhizomes, leaves lanceolate or obovate-lanceolate, entire or shallowly dehiscent, leaves densely covered with white hairs; capitate inflorescences, raylike flowers of white, yellow, orange-red, etc. The petals are shiny.
Growth habits:
Clustered, long flowering period, warm and sunny climate, like good drainage, loose and fertile soil, cool, not cold, avoid high temperature and humidity and blisters. Medal of honor is beautiful, and the flowers are open to the sun, closed as the sun goes down, and are so repetitively open for about 10 days before they fade. Planting better, plants more robust and more flowering.
Medal of chrysanthemum is resistant to low temperature and is not afraid of frost, but it can not tolerate freezing for a long time. Warmer areas need to cover winter before winter and cold areas in the north cannot expose winter.
The medallion chrysanthemum has a wide range of temperature and light adaptation, and can grow well at 10-30°C. Greenhouse cultivation continues to bloom throughout the year.
The optimum growth temperature of the medallion chrysanthemum is 15°C to 20°C, and the optimum temperature for growth from March to September is 13°C to 24°C. The optimum temperature for growth from September to March is 7°C to 13°C. Medal of chrysanthemum has strong adaptability to high temperatures above 30°C. The temperature in winter should not be lower than 5°C. Although it can tolerate low temperature of 0°C for a short period of time, it is prone to freeze damage when it is too cold for a long time. Medal of the chrysanthemum is relatively sensitive to moisture, and the soil needs to be moist during the growing period of the stems and leaves. If the soil is too watery during the rainy season, the plants are prone to death due to warts. In summer, when the temperature is high, the air humidity should not be too high, and water should not be accumulated in pots and soils, otherwise it will be unfavorable for the growth and flowering of the medallion chrysanthemum. Medal of chrysanthemum is a hi-light flower, and it needs plenty of sunshine during the growth period and flowering period. Insufficient illumination in the cultivation area can lead to soft leaves, reduced flower buds, smaller flowers and lighter flowers. The medallion chrysanthemum grows well in fertile, loose and well-drained sandy loam.
Potted soil can be used as a mixture of cultured soil, rotted leaf soil, and coarse sand. Fertilize once every half month in the growth period. Keeping the basin moist and sunny, the medallion chrysanthemum blooms continuously. If you do not leave any kind of flowers, you must cut off the residual flowers in time to reduce nutrient consumption, promote the formation of more buds, and continue flowering. In the winter, the medals are planted indoors and can continue to bloom.
Common cultivars include early flowering dawn, orange, red stripe, and harlequin; dwarf varieties such as Dana Star, mini star, genius, etc.; big flower varieties such as sunlight and yellow sunrise. In addition, there are many varieties of Aztec Queen, Red Wine, Copper King and Red Festival and other varieties.
Harvesting Notes: The seed is covered with fluff. When it matures, it will fly away with the wind. Pay attention to harvesting.
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