Fall Flowers of Japan at NYBG

Have you ever seen a mum as elegant as these ? At the New York Botanical Garden ’s Haupt Conservatory , an exhibition entitledKiku : Fall Flowers of Japanshowcased the unequaled Japanese way of growing chrysanthemums . Though the show wrapped up last weekend , I could n’t bear the thought of collect these photos on my knockout campaign .

The bombastic mum varieties I ’ve ever insure ( from many of the 13 classes of the blossom , Spider and Intermediate Incurve among them ) were pruned , twitch , and goaded into structural support that helped shape them into the arrangements shown here . Thekikutradition involve unwavering commitment to a works on the gardener ’s part . Kikucan take on many shapes , likeShino - tsukuri , an system of 24 blossoms and stems made to resemble falling rain .

Ozukuri , or thousand peak , cajole one flora into producing hundreds of flowers in a large dome - shaped swath , synchronized to bloom simultaneously . It ’s a scientific art that highlights autumnal Japan , and New York City too , at least in 2011 . Check out some TV footagehere . I know we clip and stake and affiliation , but do we come on any one plant with such focal point and discipline ? I ’d be concerned to hear if anyFine Gardeningreaders do .

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