THE EVOLUTION OF CHRYSANTHEMUM IN EUROPE

After a brief summary on the origin of the genus Chrysanthemum and of the development of its cultivation in Europe, the two types of the french production are described.
The traditional one, older, for All Saint’s Day, is mainly done in open air (85 % of the pot plants sold for this purpose, i.e. more than 10 millions plants). On the contrary, the all-year round production for pot plants and cut flowers, is realized in greenhouses.
The propagation is more and more achieved in specialized structures.

In Europe, the analysis of the production figures for year round chrysanthemums, according to the statistics edited by the I.A.H.P. and the University of Hanover, looks satisfying.
Despite a noticeable decrease of the surfaces of heated greenhouses, chrysanthemums as cut flowers still keep the first place in Germany and the second one in Holland and Italy.

Energy supply difficulties modify the conditions of the horticultural production.
Meanwhile, and particularly in the case of chrysanthemums, the rapid adjustement which is necessary to fit this new situation (technics of production, cultivars with low temperature requirements) seems to get in a positive way.

Symposium on Chrysanthemum

R. MATHIS

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.1982.125.1