Flower balls or Chinese ball chrysanthemum
With a small plot and limited space, Chinese ball chrysanthemums are the perfect choice for garden design. This type of garden flowers was bred not so long ago and does not yet have a long history, but it has already won the love of flower growers due to its appearance and unpretentious care.
For its rounded shape, chrysanthemum is often called the "Chinese lantern".
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What is special about chrysanthemums?
Chinese spherical chrysanthemums are easily distinguished by the following features:
- they are compact and rarely grow above 70 cm;
- the bushes are independently formed in the form of a ball, which is reflected in the name of the species;
- flowering is very long and abundant: some varieties bloom already at the end of summer, and under a myriad of inflorescences, foliage is almost invisible.
Grow globular chrysanthemum easy and pleasant: watering and feeding are perhaps the only mandatory activities. The bushes do not need shaping pruning - they do an excellent job with this task themselves.
The only drawback of Chinese chrysanthemums is their low frost resistance, so for the winter they must be dug up and taken to the basement. Or growing flowers in pots as an indoor culture - this species does well indoors.
Classification by size
All hybrid varieties of Chinese chrysanthemum can be divided into three groups:
- undersized (the maximum height of the bush does not exceed 30 cm);
- medium-sized (grow up to 50 cm);
- tall (up to 70 cm in height).
Known species
Today, there are more than 4,000 hybrids with the most varied color of inflorescences, among which there are even green and blue chrysanthemums. Some of the most beautiful "Chinese lanterns" are varieties:
- Knop... Small bushes no more than 35 cm high are densely covered with yellow inflorescences.
- Ida... Quite a tall bush (60 cm) with many rich pink flowers.
- Branhill Red. Low bushes with red flowers.
- Branbeach Orange... A medium-sized bush strewn with orange flowers with a yellow center.