Plant Guardians

Chrysanthemum ‘Bright Eyes’


Synonym: Chrysanthemum ‘Bright Eye’ (21b)

Description:

A 1952 introduction with 3cm yellow pompon flowers with a red centre.  Flowers through September to October.  Recorded in National Collection Holder Judy Barker’s book Hardy Garden Chrysanthemums as likely to have originated from the University of Minnesota chrysanthemum breeding program. Also cited in The Chrysanthemum Book by Roderick Cummings (1964).

Threat Status: Threatened In Cultivation As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/

Image by Judy Barker. Licensed under CC BY 4.0

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