Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemums – St. Tropez and Gertrude

By Pattyhankins @PattyHankins

I recently photographed two wonderful varieties of Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemums – St. Tropez and Gertrude. Intermediate Incurve Mums are one of the thirteen different classifications of chrysanthemums. They are similar in appearance to the Irregular Incurve Mums – just with shorter petals and a more open center.

The St. Tropez Chrysanthemums are a wonderful combination of maroon and gold. I’ve photographed them before – and was very happy to see them again this year.

St. Tropez Intermediate Incurve Chrysanthemum

This was the first time I’d seen – and photographed – the Gertrude Chrysanthemums. What caught my eye on these flowers was the petals – they had a texture I’d never seen on a chrysanthemum. When I looked closely at the petals – I realized the hairs on the petals looked like little spikes!