Plant Talk » Countdown to Kiku http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 How Do They Do That?: Ogiku, or ‘Triple Stem’ Kiku http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:00:05 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13041 Kiku is back in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as part of the current exhibition, Fall Flowers of Japan.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-kiku-is-here/feed/ 0 How Do they Do That?: Moving Ozukuri http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:53:15 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13118 How do you move a kiku with a 'thousand blooms' (also known as ozukuri)? Very, very carefully.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-moving-ozukuri/feed/ 0 Kiku Classification: Spider, Brush and Thistle, and Unusual http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:00:48 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13031 Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5, the mesmerizing art of kiku returns to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as part of Fall Flowers of Japan.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow/feed/ 0 How Do They Do That?: Shino-Tsukuri or ‘Driving Rain’ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:00:19 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13015 There are only three more days before the beautiful kiku join the serene Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. The shino-tsukuri display features kiku trained into a shape that resembles driving rain.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-three-days/feed/ 0 Kiku Classification: Anemone, Spoon, and Quill http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:00:03 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=13001 On Wednesday, October 5, dozens of Japanese chrysanthemums, or kiku, trained into a variety of styles and displays will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-four-days/feed/ 0 How Do They Do That?: Kengai or ‘Cascade’ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:00:14 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12989 On October 5, kiku will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory! The kengai, or 'cascade,' display evokes wild kiku growing over a mountain cliff.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/10/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-five-days/feed/ 0 Kiku Classification: Decorative, Intermediate Incurve, Pompom, and Single and Semi-Doubles http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:00:50 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12974 A display of kiku, the mesmerizing art of trained Japanese chrysanthemums, will join Fall Flowers of Japan in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory on October 5!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-six-days/feed/ 0 How Do They Do That?: Ozukuri or ‘Thousand Bloom’ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:27:16 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12953 The ozukuri display features hundreds of kiku flowers all grown from a single stem. Beginning October 5, Fall Flowers of Japan will feature a dazzling display of kiku in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-seven-days/feed/ 0 Kiku Classification: Irregular Incurve, Reflex, and Regular Incurve http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-eight-days/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-eight-days/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:42:00 +0000 Ann Rafalko http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12944 Beginning October 5, Fall Flowers of Japan will feature a dazzling display of kiku! Don't miss these magnificent Japanese chrysanthemums trained to grow in a mesmerizing variety of shapes and styles]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/09/exhibit-news/countdown-to-kiku-eight-days/feed/ 0