A view of the pools in the Native Plant Garden.

Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden

Hundreds of meticulously trained ‘kiku,’ (the Japanese word for ‘chrysanthemum’), are on display, celebrating the importance of the flower in Japanese culture.

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The ozukuri display among yellow and purple chrysanthemums.

Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden

 A bridge of yellow chrysanthemums

Dazzling kiku shapes on display

 Yellow and orange spider mums and Ogiku.

Spider mums and Ogiku

 Several kengai-style chrysanthemum displays in various colors.

Kengai on display

 A chrysanthemum hanging basket display.

Hanging kiku basket

 Yellow, orange, and pink ogiku chrysanthemums rise up over a bed of yellow mums.

Ogiku on display

 Deep purple-pink ogiku chrysanthemums.

Ogiku closeup

 The reflecting pool in the Conservatory with a yellow chrysanthemum butterfly.

Kiku butterfly and kiku bonsai

 A cascading display of pink and white chrysanthemums in an ozukuri display.

Ozukuri

 Yellow, white, and pink ogiku chrysanthemums.

Ogiku

 Pink, purple, and yellow kengai chrysanthemum displays.

Kengai

 An ozukuri chrysanthemum display set behind a bed of pink spider orchids.

Kiku in the Conservatory