The salad chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria, Syn. Chrysanthemum coronarium), also crown usury flower mentioned, is a plant from the family of the (Compositae) and originates from the Mediterranean area, in particular Portugal.

Characteristics

The one year's plant becomes high up to 80cm and possesses somewhat fleshy sheets. From June to Septembers the large, yellow to dark-yellow basket blooms appear. In the specialized trade the sort "“Chop Suey"” is available.

Cultivation

Location

sunny to halfshady. The Schwachzehrer needs easy to middle, and water-holding soil-gets along well in neighbourhood with Kohl vegetable, Fenchel, green asparagus, tomatoes, cucumbers and radishes.

Culture

From at the beginning of March until Septembers one can sow directly in the open land in rows with 25cm distance. If one would like to harvest several times, the seedlings on 10 to 15cm distance should be isolated. The best sowing time is from March to May and then again from August to Septembers, since the plants shoot very easy with warmth, thus blooms forms.

Care

Since the plants shoot very fast with dryness, they must be sufficiently poured.

Harvest and utilization

With unique harvest the whole plant at a value of 10 to 20cm over the soil is cut off, while for repeated harvests only the impulses or sheets are cut out. That moves to newdrove out from the Blattachseln on, whereby 2 to 4 harvests is possible. Impulses and sheets of flowering plants are prepared or as vegetables of bad salad, unfold salad chrysanthemums their special, delicate taste.

Diseases

Genuine one and wrong flour ropes

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