Chrysanthemum morifolium

Chrysanthemum morifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Chrysanthemum
Species: C. morifolium
Binomial name
Chrysanthemum morifolium
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Synonyms
  • Dendranthema morifolium

Chrysanthemum morifolium (also known as Florist's daisy[1] and Hardy garden mum[2]) is a species of perennial plant from Asteraceae family. The plant is 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 m) high and wide.[2]

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Cultivation and uses

This plant can be noted for its popularity as an indoor houseplant in part because of its air cleaning qualities as per a study done by NASA, removing trichloroethylene, benzene, formaldehyde, ammonia, and other chemicals from the air. [3] In general, the plant is best fertilized once a month and watered two to three times a week depending on climate.

Ecology

The plant is being eaten by various aphids, capsid bugs, earwigs, leaf miners, nematodes, spider mites, thrips, and whiteflies. The plant can die from various diseases which include aster yellows, Botrytis, leaf spots, rust, powdery mildew, verticillium wilt, and rotting of stem and roots, and even viruses.[2]

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