Chrysantha

Chrysanta, long slender scarlet flowers with yellow edges open up to flat buttercup-yellow stars.

The stems grow to more than 20cm tall and in a sunny spot it will repeat itself for years. A unique species with a captivating wild grace blooming here in Amsterdam in early May. Originating in Afghanistan and on the slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet, in Kashmir and from thence down into the plains of the Punjab. It is said that the higher it climbs in the mountains, the darker its colours and the dwarfer its stature.