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Wheat stem chrysanthemum

Published: 2024-09-20 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/09/20, Scientific name: Helichrysumbracteatum alias: Chrysanthemum, Iron Chrysanthemum: Compositae flowering season: winter to spring, about December to May of the following year: wheat stem chrysanthemum, plant height 70-120cm, stem stout, rough, seemingly hairy, leaf striate or lanceolate, inflorescence solitary branch apex, flower diameter 3-6 cm, disk margin petals are multi-layered involucral bracts around the head, outer bracts are short, arranged into imbricate, inner bracts elongate.

Scientific name: Helichrysumbracteatum

Aliases: wax chrysanthemum, iron chrysanthemum

Family and genus: Compositae

Flowering season: winter to spring, about December to May of the following year

Introduction: wheat stem chrysanthemum, plant height 70-120 cm, stem stout, rough, seemingly hairy, leaf blade strip or lanceolate, inflorescence solitary branch apex, flower diameter 3-6 cm, disk margin petals for multi-layered involucral bracts around inflorescence, outer bracts short, arranged into imbricate, inner bracts elongated into petal shape, reddish or yellow, base thickened with green, dry and hard. Similar to the nature of wheat stalk, so known as wheat stem chrysanthemum, florets gathered into a yellow disk, about 2 cm in diameter. The colors are white, light red, rose red, purple red, as well as light yellow, deep yellow to deep jujube.

 
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