Valentine’s Day is over, and as the dreamy look fades from people’s eyes (and many others breathe a sigh of relief), our cold winter marches on. Despite the February grey, one of our flowers has warmly risen to the occasion to convince me that No, it is not winter, and No, I am not seasonally-distressed.
What is this yarn-spinning flower? The colorful and aptly-named Button Pom Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemums (also called “mums”) originated in China, entered the written record some 3500 years ago, and have been pleasing eyes ever since. They have been intensively bred for the last few centuries, resulting in quite a number of bloom forms (around thirteen, according to the National Chrysanthemum Society)—you may have heard them referred to as Cushion Mums, Spoons, Quills, Spider Mums, Button Poms, and Pompons (sounds like a caravan of colorful characters, doesn’t it?).
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