Friday, July 01, 2005

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What are these flowers called anyway? I always see them being used for prayers and such, but never have I seen them grow in the wild before.

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6 comments:

Unknown said...

i think they're a variety of chrysanthemums -- the reason you don't see them growing anywhere is that this variety comes from a colder climate -- most probably Genting or Cameron Highlands.

Unknown said...

Sorry I was wrong-- I looked closely at the flowers in the picture and I'm pretty sure now they're dahlias. Again, also mostly grown commercially in Cameron Highlands or Genting. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dahlia

Anonymous said...

Actually, what's the difference?

Ethan.

SC said...

erm.. different species?

Unknown said...

of course there's a differences-- its like calling a black man white! LOL!

chrysanthemums have a nice smell and can be turned into a nice tea when dried, and dahlias have no smell and no tea ability. :)

AJ said...

Definately Dahlias. Can be grown down here but do so much better up in cameron. The mature plant will develop roots like sweet potatoes (not edible).