September is the start of change in the autumn garden.
九月是秋天花园改变的开始。
Many people look at chrysanthemums.
很多人看菊花。
Garden centers often have cushion chrysanthemums.
花园中心常有垫状菊。
But this is not the only choice.
但这不是唯一的选择。
There are about forty kinds of wild chrysanthemums in the world.
世界上有大约四十种野生菊花。
People grew them for many years. They made hundreds of thousands of kinds.
人们种了很多年,做出几十万个品种。
The National Chrysanthemum Society puts chrysanthemums into thirteen groups.
国家菊花协会把菊花分成十三个种类。
This is by the shape of the flower.
这是按花的形状分的。
Many groups are too soft for outside.
很多种类太软,不适合种在外面。
Garden shops usually do not sell these.
园艺店通常不卖这些。
Home gardeners still have many pretty and special choices.
家庭园丁仍有很多好看又特别的选择。
Chrysanthemums are often perennial plants.
菊花多是多年生植物。
Plant early before frost. Then the roots can grow well.
如果你在霜冻前早种,根就能长好。
Then it comes back every year.
然后它每年都会回来。
When you buy, be careful with "florist chrysanthemums."
买的时候要小心“花店菊”。
This plant is often sold wrapped in foil.
这种植物常用箔纸包着卖。
It is only used to decorate for one season.
它只用来装饰一个季节。
Look at the plant label. It shows hardiness information.
看植物标签上的耐寒信息很重要。
Cushion mums bloom as small, tight hills.
垫状菊开花时是紧凑的小丘。
The flowers have many colors.
花的颜色很多。
They bloom for about four to six weeks.
花期大约四到六周。
Most are hardy and fit zones 5-9.
多数耐寒,适合5-9区。
Daisy mums have a flat center and one layer of petals.
雏菊型菊有平的花心和一层花瓣。
Each stem branches and makes many flowers.
每根茎分枝,开很多花。
Some kinds are hardy to zone 3.
有些品种耐寒到3区。
Fuji or spider mums have thin, curved petals.
富士菊或蜘蛛菊的花瓣细长弯曲。
They bloom late and fit mid-autumn gardens.
它们开花晚,适合中秋花园。
Homecoming mums have very big flowers.
返校节菊的花很大。
It was once a homecoming corsage.
它以前是返校节胸花。
Now you can grow it in zones 5-9.
现在可以在5-9区种。
Mums are a good choice for autumn gardens.
菊花是秋天花园的好选择。