Chrysanthemum

Dendranthema weyrichii Asteraceae

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

Heasley Rock Garden

Source of plant

Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery

Description

Plants reach 12-30 cm in height from a somewhat woody rhizomatous rootstock. Leaves petioled, glossy green, palmately 5-cleft or lobed. Flower heads to 5 cm wide with yellow disc and white to pink ray florets produced in mid-summer.

USDA Hardiness Zone

4