Dendranthema x grandiflorum ‘Quilled Salmon’
A cultivar of Dendranthema x grandiflorum Kitam. Tassel flowered chrysanthemum. ‘This is late flowering, slender, and graceful plant, with large tassel-like, and half-expanded drooping quilled salmon-coloured flowers, and is very uncommon.’ [FC p.73/1833].
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.69/1845].
Notes
Published Apr 14, 2009 - 05:23 PM | Last updated Aug 28, 2011 - 04:46 PM
| Family | Asteraceae |
|---|---|
| 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 salmon |
| Confidence level | high |
