Comments on Greenish Thumb: My father's chrysanthemums

Hello Wendy, I am heavily into growing Japanese A...

2010-04-24T08:18:00.988-04:00

Hello Wendy,

I am heavily into growing Japanese Asagao vines, and this year I am taking the plunge to grow spider mums. Your father's garden will serve as my inspiration!

If either you or your father would like to try any of the strains of Japanese Asagao in your garden, please take a look at my blog (http://growingjapaneseasagao.blogspot.com/) and flickr.com page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gerris2/sets/72157612026554230/) and let me know which ones you like and I will send you seeds.

Best regards,

Joseph

You are right. these are spectacular flowers. Ev...

2009-10-31T20:45:46.731-04:00

You are right. these are spectacular flowers. Eventhough they are tough to raise, I can see why he persists. They reward him with their beautiful blooms.

Thanks Catmint, that's sweet. :) Rosey, I lo...

2009-10-27T22:30:29.285-04:00

Thanks Catmint, that's sweet. :)

Rosey, I love dahlias too and encourage him to grow them. I thought it was a similar looking flower with easier care and a longer bloom season. But he said he was not interested. This is when he mentioned there were a few flowers that all royalty in China had - peonies, chrysanthemums, and...I forget, but dahlias weren't among them.

Nell Jean - I think that would be a really nice thing, to wear a corsage...

Fantabulous. They are so beautiful... and tall. Ma...

2009-10-27T19:28:37.995-04:00

Fantabulous. They are so beautiful... and tall. Many shapes and colors- wonderful.

That bronzy-spidery mum is so fabulous, it might a...

2009-10-26T19:06:04.546-04:00

That bronzy-spidery mum is so fabulous, it might actually worth the trouble. Thanks to your dad (and You) we can drink in their beauty vicariously. Thanks!

These flowers and photos are just beautiful. What...

2009-10-26T18:58:46.832-04:00

These flowers and photos are just beautiful. What a gift your father has.

Thanks for visiting me. I'm so glad to have found another Glee fan. Just can't get enough of it. Heard the cast is performing at one of the World Series baseball games. Just a rumor, but hope to catch it.

So glad you're sharing these awesome blossoms ...

2009-10-26T12:42:26.353-04:00

So glad you're sharing these awesome blossoms with us, Wendy! The florist I had worked at previous charged $3.50 PER stem of the spider mums and $5 for the football-sized ones!
My favorite is still that deep red with the bronze center! I can certainly tell that your father is passionate about his prized chrysanthemums!

Your father is very talented at growing Mums! He h...

2009-10-26T11:37:02.904-04:00

Your father is very talented at growing Mums! He has so many different colors, and all so pretty. My Dad is the Dahlia Freak. I am glad because he shares!
Rosey

Beautiful flowers - I can't even fathom the wo...

2009-10-26T09:57:03.452-04:00

Beautiful flowers - I can't even fathom the work that has gone into them. Beautiful little girl, too!!

Beautiful flowers - I can't even fathom the wo...

2009-10-26T09:56:56.252-04:00

Beautiful flowers - I can't even fathom the work that has gone into them. Beautiful little girl, too!!

Hi Wendy, I enjoyed looking at these impressive go...

2009-10-26T06:18:52.000-04:00

Hi Wendy, I enjoyed looking at these impressive gorgeous flowers but unlike your father would never invite any prima donnas into my garden. I have at times tried them but they never survive the tough regime required of them. The best flower you show in this post is the one wearing a pink tracksuit top.

They are spectacular! Worth the work.

2009-10-26T05:55:29.785-04:00

They are spectacular!
Worth the work.

Nice collection.........I like Chrysanthemum very ...

2009-10-26T01:43:08.561-04:00

Nice collection.........I like Chrysanthemum very much but it needs full time care, you can't leave it on its own even for a single day :)

There are so many chrysanthemums and in so many co...

2009-10-26T01:19:37.127-04:00

There are so many chrysanthemums and in so many colours, it is certainly a feast for my eyes. We will need to buy a lot of mums in pots and as cut flowers during Chinese New Year. We put mums at the altar as prayer offerings. Many people do this on the 1st and 15th day and also festival day of each lunar month.

Yes I know! These mums require lots of tender lovi...

2009-10-26T00:07:10.488-04:00

Yes I know! These mums require lots of tender loving care. The spider looking mums are so enticing. I love all the colours and collection your father has. Glad you took so many photos. I have really enjoyed looking at them. I cannot imagine how thrilled you were. Must have been so so enjoyable for you! Btw, the jade plant you mentioned earlier, is a popular plant here and does sounds much more 'expensive than my coin plant ;-)

Such big heads on the round 'football' mum...

2009-10-25T23:30:08.318-04:00

Such big heads on the round 'football' mums are usually seen only in a greenhouse. We used to wear corsages made of a big mum to football games when I was a teenager, ever so long ago.