Dendranthema x grandiflorum ‘Quilled White’
A cultivar of Dendranthema x grandiflorum Kitam. Tassel flowered chrysanthemum. ‘This rather slender variety is almost of the middle-size, and has the slenderest and most completely quilled flowers, and the earliest flowers, of the whole group, which hang in graceful drooping tassels, and form a strong contrast to [the Great Tassled white].’ [FC p.73/1833]. Possibly the plant figured in the Botanical Register. [BR f.4/1815].
Horticultural & Botanical History
For general information on the botanical and horticultural history of the Florists’ chrysanthemum see Dendranthema x grandiflorum Kitam.
History at Camden Park
Listed in the 1845, 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.70/1845].
Notes
Published Apr 14, 2009 - 05:26 PM | Last updated Aug 28, 2011 - 04:44 PM
Dendranthema x grandiflorum 'Quilled White', shown with a ‘Golden Yellow’ | BR f.4/1815 | BHL
| Family | Asteraceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | East Asia originally but certainly of garden origin in both China and Japan |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Florists’ chrysanthemum |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Chrysanthemum sinense Quilled white |
| Confidence level | high |