30 Graines Chrysanthème des jardins, Chrysanthemum coronarium

Garden chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum coronarium |

Garden chrysanthemum, chrysanthemum coronarium,

30 seeds

The Crowned Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum of the Gardens, edible chrysanthemum or Couronne chrysanthemus (Glebionis Coronaria) is a Annual plant, of Mediterranean origin, edible, widely used in Asia. It belongs to the family of Asteraceae and the Genre Glebionis, close to the genre Chrysanthemum.

The crown chrysanthemum is an annual plant, 20 to 120 cm high, with an erect rod.

The leaves are bipennatipartis with bipennatized, with large lobes.

The capitules are large, lonely. The peripheral flowers have a white and yellow ligule in the lower part (var. Discolor) or entirely yellow (var. Coronaria).

The fruits are Akenes 2-3 mm.

The leaves are consumed in Asia, especially in the kitchen of China and Japan. Known in Chinese under the name of Tonghao (茼蒿), in Korean of SSUKGAT (쑥갓) and in Japanese from Shungiku (春菊^?) or in Vietnam under the name of "Rau tần ô". In China, young leaves often considered a vegetable. Cooking makes it possible to soften the strong aroma that the plant gives off1.

Contents subject to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license. Source : Article Glebionis Coronaria by Wikipedia in French (Authors)