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Yukie Kurashina, horticulturist
at The New York Botanical Garden
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
Tying the knots
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
Kiku
stems grow during the months-long process.
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
Placing the stakes
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
Tying and training the
kiku
plants
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
Pinching
photo by Jason B. Fernandes
The
ozukuri
or "thousand bloom" style features hundreds of flowers on a single plant.
A bamboo pavilion decorated with curtains and tassels, known as
uwaya,
shelters the
kengai.
The
kengai
style suggests a cascading waterfall and takes as long as a year to train.
The chrysanthemum, or
kiku,
is the Imperial flower of Japan.
Ogiku
are arranged to resemble the reins of the Japanese emperor's horse bridle.
A large flower balanced atop a six-foot stem is the signature trait of
ogiku.