The Overwaterer is a Chrysanthemum indicum, commonly called Indian chrysanthemum · Small-flowered chrysanthemum · Ye ju hua.
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About this plant
Common name
Indian chrysanthemum · Small-flowered chrysanthemum · Ye ju hua
Scientific name
Chrysanthemum indicum
Sun
Full sun to light shade
Water
Moderate; drought-tolerant once established
Soil
Well-drained, fertile; tolerates poor soils
Nickname
The Overwaterer
Fun facts
- Its flowers are dried and brewed into a popular herbal tea in China and Korea.
- The species is one of the principal ancestors of the thousands of modern garden chrysanthemum cultivars.
- Linnaeus coined the name "indicum" in 1753, mistakenly believing the plant came from the East Indies.
- In traditional Chinese medicine the wild form (ye ju hua) has long been used as a cooling herb.
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