{"id":13031,"date":"2011-10-04T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T13:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=13031"},"modified":"2011-11-21T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T18:28:11","slug":"countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2011\/10\/exhibit-news\/countdown-to-kiku-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiku Classification: Spider, Brush and Thistle, and Unusual"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Class 11 Spider chrysanthemum in the Nolen Greenhouses, 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5, the mesmerizing art of kiku<\/em> returns to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as part of Fall Flowers of Japan<\/em><\/a>. These Japanese chrysanthemums, trained into a dizzying array of styles and displays, are not to be missed. In anticipation, we\u2019re taking an in-depth look at these fascinating flowers.<\/p>\n

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There are two types of composite flowers. Chrysanthemums can have both types, ray and disc. Some composites have both ray and disc flowers; others have only ray or disc flowers. There are 13 different classes of chrysanthemums with varying flower forms defined by the National Chrysanthemum Society<\/a>. (See classes one through three here<\/a>, classes four through seven here<\/a>, and classes eight through 10 here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\"Class<\/a>\n

This class has long tubular ray florets that hook or coil at the end. The florets can be fine or coarse. The florets fall in a loose mass and look like they have barbs on their ends. Intricate spider mums look like firework displays.<\/p>\n\"Class<\/a>\n

These chrysanthemums either look like an artist’s paint brush or a thistle. In the brush form the fine tubular florets grow in an upright fashion, while in the thistle form the florets twist all around the stem or fan out in a horizontal manner.<\/p>\n\"Class<\/a>\n

These are the blooms that do not fit into any other class. They can be very exotic with twisted florets. The Edo varieties that you can see in shino-tsukuri<\/em> or ‘driving rain’<\/a> displays are often from this category. Some of the ozukuri <\/em>or ‘Thousand Bloom’<\/a> come from this class. Notice that the florets can be flat, spoon-like, or quill-like. Members of this class often take on characteristics of several of the classes.<\/p>\n

Previous Days in the Kiku Countdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Do They Do That?: Shino-Tsukuri or ‘Driving Rain’<\/a><\/p>\n

Kiku<\/em> Classification: Anemone, Spoon, and Quill<\/a><\/p>\n

How Do They Do That?: Kengai<\/em> or ‘Cascade’<\/a><\/p>\n

Kiku<\/em> Classification: Decorative, Intermediate Incurve, Pompom, and Single and Semi-Doubles<\/a><\/p>\n

How Do They Do That?: Ozukuri<\/em> or ‘Thousand Bloom’<\/a><\/p>\n

Kiku<\/em> Classification: <\/strong>Irregular Incurve, Reflex, and Regular Incurve<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrations courtesy of the National Chrysanthemum Society USA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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