Monday 17 September 2012

Chrysanthemums

My mother back in England used to call them "chrysanths" but here in Canada they're called "mums".... which I always find rather a weird name.... but I love the colours. These beauties are on display at the nursery just around the corner near my house.
I came home with two pots of dark red ones. I just couldn't resist their happy faces.

15 comments:

  1. Those are lovely. I guess fall is in the air. It's still quite warm here in Florida.

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  2. my very first job was working in a greenhouse potting mums. I hated mums for years because of it but they've grown on me again and now I think they're very pretty, especially when they are fully bloomed. Such a happy flower!

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  3. We call them "Mums" here too....These are really gorgeous! I douldn't resist either, my dear...!

    THIS IS MY FOURTH TRY WITH THE WORD VERIFICATION!!!! AAARRRGGGHHHH!

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  4. My mum loves these and has them scattered in the jungle that she calls a garden.

    A few years ago my wife bought a deep red one - but the following year it flowered orange (which she hates), so it was rapidly dug up again...

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  5. So many beauties with colorful chrysanthemums! They put smile on my face.The air must be heavy with their scent!
    Green Tomato,Tomoko.

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  6. My favorite is when they're advertised as "Hardy Mums". Does that mean there are "Weak As Watered Down Milk Mums"?

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  7. I call them chrysanths too, but I have seen them advertised as 'Pot Mums'. These are beauties and yes they are happy flowers.

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  8. Your mum calls them Chrysanths? Well then on this side of the pond, peoples' mums should be called...

    Oh, that's not going to work at all, is it?

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  9. They're lovely flowers.. even if they do signify the end of summer.

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  10. They're so dependable when everything else has decided to stop blooming. Lovely colors in your shots. 13eriales

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  11. These Chrysanthemums are wonderful colours Shammickite - Dave

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  12. Just love "mums". Yours are gorgeous. Thanks for stopping by my blog. No, I don't seem to be at the computer much these days. Too nice outside. Once the cold weather starts, I'll be thinking of posting once again.
    Take care and enjoy the fall.

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  13. On Saturday Astrid came home with enough mums to fill the balcony planet. THIS is the time of year for them! I love them, too!

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  14. Mine that I planted last year are massively large, but the flowers haven't come out yet. I can't wait. Their blooms remind me of Fall.

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