Even the most beautiful colors, however, will lose their charm when yellowing leaves appear. Instead of giving up on the ...

As with growing anything in a pot, water levels and feeding are crucial.' Chrysanthemum leaves are succulent and juicy and irresistible to slugs and snails, says Annelise: 'Molluscs have been ...

IN her recent book, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword", Dr. Benedict deals with the Japanese along lines similar to, if not as clearly defined as, those in her earlier "Patterns of Culture".

It is a kind of Chinese herbal drink made by soups cooked from dried leaves of Heal-all (Xia ... alba), as well as a kind of dried yellow sweet chrysanthemum (Ju, Chrysanthemum indicum, 甘菊).