September is the start of change in the garden.
九月是花園改變的開始。
Many people start to look at chrysanthemums.
很多人開始看菊花。
But the chrysanthemums you often see in garden centers are not the only choice.
但花園中心常見的菊花不是唯一的選擇。
There are about forty kinds of wild chrysanthemums in the world.
世界上有大約四十種野生菊花。
For hundreds of years, people have grown hundreds of thousands of kinds.
幾百年來,人們種出了幾十萬個品種。
The National Chrysanthemum Society puts chrysanthemums into thirteen show classes.
國家菊花協會把菊花分成十三個展覽類別。
These classes are based on the flower shape.
這些類別是依花形分的。
But many classes are too weak for outdoor planting.
不過,很多類別太軟弱,不適合種在戶外。
Garden shops usually do not sell these kinds.
園藝商店通常不賣這些品種。
Home gardeners still have many beautiful and special types to choose from.
家庭園藝者還是有很多美麗又特別的類型可以選。
Most chrysanthemums are perennial plants.
菊花大多是多年生植物。
Plant them early before frost. Then the roots grow well, and they come back every year.
如果你在霜凍前早點種下,讓根部長好,它就會每年回來。
When you buy, watch out for "florist chrysanthemums."
買的時候要注意「花店菊」。
This plant is often sold wrapped in foil. It only decorates for one season.
這種植物常用箔紙包著賣,只能裝飾一季。
It is important to read the cold-hardiness information on the plant label.
看植物標籤上的耐寒資訊很重要。
Cushion mums bloom like a tight small hill.
墊狀菊開花時像一個緊密的小丘。
There are many flower colors. Bloom time is about four to six weeks.
花色有很多種,花期大約四到六週。
Most can survive winter in zones 5 to 9.
多數在5-9區可以過冬。
Daisy mums have a flat center and one layer of petals.
雛菊型菊有平的花心和一層花瓣。
Each stem branches and makes many flowers.
每根莖會分枝,開出多朵花。
Some kinds can handle cold down to zone 3.
有些品種可以耐寒到3區。
Fuji or spider mums have thin, curved petals.
富士菊或蜘蛛菊的花瓣又細又彎。
They bloom later. They are good for mid-autumn gardens.
它們開花比較晚,適合中秋的花園。
Homecoming mums have very big flowers.
返校節菊花朵很大。
Long ago, they were corsages for homecoming.
以前是返校節用的胸花。
Now you can grow them in zones 5 to 9.
現在可以在5-9區種植。
Mums are a very good choice for a fall garden.
菊花是秋季花園的很好選擇。