Thursday 9 May 2013

CHRYSANTHEMUMS & LADYBIRD

Chrysanthemums, often called "mums" or "chrysanths", are perennial flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae which are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. About 30 species have been described. Florists sometimes abbreviate the spelling to "xants"

The name "chrysanthemum" is derived from the Greek words, chrysos (gold) and anthemon (flower). Chrysanthemum species are herbaceous perennial plants growing to 50–150 cm tall, with deeply lobed leaves with large flower heads that are generally white, yellow or pink in the wild. They are the preferred diet of larvae of certain lepidopterans.

In Australia, Chrysanthemums bloom around Mother's Day, and the inclusion of the ending "-mum" associates this flower with the anniversary and chrysanthemums are the preferred flower to offer one's mother on Mother's Day.

This post is part of the Floral Friday Fotos meme,
and also part of the Nature Footsteps Winged meme.



16 comments:

  1. Love the flowers and the cute ladybug! Beautiful photos.

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  2. Pretty flowers...Love their colour and the ladybug certainly feels happy resting on one of the petals... Nice shots!

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  3. Beautiful pictures you are showing today, great colour on theChryantmum, ladybug matched the color.
    Have a nice day:-)

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  4. gorgeous mums....the little insect is well-camoflaged ...

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  5. Nicely captured ladybird hiding in the 'mums!! Great shots!!

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  6. Lovely flowers and with the ladybug. Elisabeth

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  7. They fit together, the flowers and ladybug.

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  8. Wow, these are really stunning! I love ladybugs.

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  9. These blooms are drop dead gorgeous....and that cute little ladybug. It took me a bit of looking to see it. Wonderful macro captures. genie

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  10. Very sweet ladybird. And the chrysathemums are so brigt and colourful.

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  11. Such stunning detail in these flowers! And adore the little ladybird!

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  12. Awww a ladybug. He blends in very nicely. Almost didn't see him at first.

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  13. Great macro shot Nick - you did well to spot the ladybird. Thanks for sharing and hosting.

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  14. Flower and a bug, a perfect shot!

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  15. Lovely flowers and the ladybug too :-)

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