Illustrations of Asteraceae Plants Used in Gardens
Asteraceae
Angiosperms are the most numerous, with a wide distribution and many uses.
The head inflorescence has an involucre, and the calyx of the tongue tube becomes hairy.
The five stamens are often fused and tightly held together, which is called a polyanthus.
The ovary is inferior with one locule, and the achenes are hairy and move with the wind.

Compositae plants are widely used in gardens, often in courtyards, flower beds, and flower borders. They can also be used for garden paths, forest edges, rock gardens, and corners of courtyards for cultivation and viewing. However, there are many species of Compositae plants, and their morphological characteristics are similar, which makes it easy to confuse them when using them. This article summarizes the commonly used Compositae plants and attaches 2 pictures for easy identification.

1. Dutch Chrysanthemum
It is a perennial herb that blooms from May to November. The flowers are blue-purple, but also white, pink and other colors.



2. Daisy
Perennial herb, cultivated as a biennial. The small flowers are luxuriant and extremely beautiful, and the flowering period is from February to May. It is an important flowerbed flower in early spring.



3. Biscuit (Bindrus pilosa)
Perennial herb, cultivated as an annual. Flowering period from summer to autumn, compact plant shape, golden color, high ornamental value.



4. Five-color chrysanthemum (Ehe chrysanthemum)
It is an annual herb that blooms from spring to summer. It has elegant colors, blooms in large quantities, and has a long flowering period. It is suitable for use in flower borders and flower beds.



5. Calendula
Annual or perennial herb, flowering period from February to July. Calendula blooms early in spring with bright colors, often used to decorate flower beds and flower mirrors, and can also be used as cut flowers or potted flowers.



6. Aster (May chrysanthemum, Jiangxi chrysanthemum)
Annual or perennial herb with a variety of flower colors including white, pink, red, purple and blue, flowering period is May to October.



7. Cornflower
The flowers come in white, red, blue, purple and pink. They bloom from June to August and are found in flower beds and flower borders.



8. Yellow Crystal Chrysanthemum
It is an annual or biennial herb that blooms from March to May. The flowers are golden yellow and are suitable for flower borders, flower beds, garden paths, and color block landscapes.



9. White Crystal Chrysanthemum
It is an annual or biennial herb, cultivated in various places. The flowering period is from March to May. It is suitable for planting in flower mirrors, flower beds, walls, and rocks. It can also be planted in patches at the edge of the forest.



10. Coreopsis grandiflora
Perennial herb, flowering period from May to September. The branches and leaves are dense, between spring and summer, the branches are full of bright yellow, often blooming, widely used in gardens.



11. Two-colored golden chrysanthemum
It is an annual herb with umbel-shaped yellow inflorescence and blooms from April to September. It is suitable for flower beds, flower mirrors and ground covers.



12. Goldenrod
The commercial name is Asian chrysanthemum, but it is actually golden chrysanthemum, a perennial herb native to Japan. The flowering period is from October to November, and the flower color is golden yellow.



13. Tree chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum orbicularis)
It is a perennial herb with luxuriant and colorful flowers. It is a flowering plant with great ornamental value. Its flowering and fruiting period is from February to October. It is suitable for planting in flower mirrors, flower beds, garden paths, and waterfronts.



14. Cosmos (autumn chrysanthemum)
It is an annual herb with flowers in white, pink, dark red, purple, and bicolor. The flowering period is from May to December, and it is an excellent flower material in summer.



15. Sulfur chrysanthemum (Huang Qiuying)
It is an annual herb with a flowering period from May to November. It has a small plant shape and beautiful flowers, and is a common ornamental herb.



16. Dahlia
Perennial herb, flowering period from June to December. Dahlia flowers are large, beautiful, colorful, long flowering period, flower colors include white, yellow, orange, red, purple, arranged in flower beds, flower borders, planted in the courtyard or potted plants, can also be used as cut flowers and large-scale planting.



17. Echinacea
Perennial flowers are cultivated as annuals, with a flowering period from June to October. They are suitable for flower borders, flower beds, forest edge ground covers, water banks, roadsides, and can also be used as background materials in front of and behind walls and houses.



18. Rudbeckia
Annual or perennial root flowers. Flowering period from spring to summer, suitable for potted ornamental, flower beds, flower borders, and ground covers.



19. Tenjin Chrysanthemum
It is an annual herb with layers of yellow, purple and red flowers, and blooms from February to November. It is suitable for arranging flower beds, flower borders or lawn edges, and can also be potted.



20. Gaillardia
Perennial herb, flowering from late spring to summer. Large and beautiful flowers, it is a famous garden ornamental plant, which can be used for garden paths, forest edges, rock gardens, and corners of gardens.



21. Medal Chrysanthemum
It is a perennial herb that blooms from April to June. It is suitable for flower beds, flower mirrors, courtyards, ground covers, and potted plants.



22. Straw daisy (Imperium scabra)
Perennial herb, cultivated as an annual. The flower colors are white, pink, rose red, yellow, and orange. The flowering period is from July to October. It is used in flower beds and flower borders.



23. Shasta daisy
Perennial herb, flowering period from May to July, flower beds, courtyards, flower borders. Scattered on lawn edges, watersides and sparse woodland gaps, can also be used as potted flowers and cut flowers.



24. Snake Whip Flower
It is a perennial herb with tall and straight plants, upright inflorescences and bright colors. Its flowering period is from May to August.



25. Marigold
Annual herb with pale yellow or orange-yellow flowers, flowering from June to November, the main flower of summer and autumn flower beds, often paired with salvia and chrysanthemum to create "November" flower beds. It can also be used in flower borders, flower bushes, flower stands, and flower pots.



26. African marigold (Tagetes erecta)
Perennial herb, flowering period from June to October, with various flower colors. Suitable for flower beds, flower borders, potted plants, and cut flowers.



27. Cineraria
Perennial herb, cultivated as an annual. The flowers are white, pink, purple, snow blue, and blue. The flowering period is from March to April. It is suitable for potted viewing, flower beds, flower borders, and garden viewing.



28. Rudbeckia
Perennial herb, cultivated as an annual. Flowering period is from May to October, suitable for flower beds, flower mirrors, tree altars, and lawn edges.



29. Cineraria
Native to the Mediterranean coast, it is a perennial herb, often cultivated as a biennial. It is used for foliage, blooms from June to September, and can be used as a ground cover plant in flower borders, flower beds, and potted plants on large areas of flat land or slopes.



30. Zinnia
It is an annual herb with a long flowering period, large and colorful flowers, strong adaptability, and a flowering period from May to November. It can be used as cut flowers in flower beds, flower borders, and cluster plantings. Tall varieties can be used as cut flowers.

