A flower is one of nature’s most beautiful creations — but gene engineers think they can make it even better. For the first time, Japanese researchers have turned chrysanthemums’ naturally pink or red ...

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Many colors of chrysanthemums bloom in pots at a greenhouse. - Bmanzurova/Getty Images Every fall, stores and greenhouses are bursting with fresh color from chrysanthemums. Often, they are treated as ...

Where did the plant come from? And are mums really edible? Get the full scoop on autumn's favorite flower. Fact checked by Marcus Reeves Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China over 3,000 years ...

Dalmatian daisies contain natural pyrethrins that repel and kill a wide range of insect pests. All mums can slightly deter bugs with their scent, but only Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium has enough ...

The scientists introduced genes from two other flowers that allowed the mums to mimic the chemical process producing blue pigment. This might be... Japanese scientists have genetically engineered a ...

But not many of us want to give up space to grow things under a plastic tent. As an alternative system, we plant our chrysanths in ever-bigger pots. Some are in five-litre and some in 10-litre pots ...

You might know chrysanthemums, or mums, as a many-petaled flower found all over the world in garden beds and flowerpots. Chrysanthemum blooms range from pale yellow to bright red, with some purple and ...

A farmer harvests chrysanthemums at the planting base of a cooperative in Dahongqiao Township of Wuzhi County, Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, Nov 3, 2023. Photo:Xinhua Farmers transport ...

A flower is one of nature’s most beautiful creations — but gene engineers think they can make it even better. For the first time, Japanese researchers have turned chrysanthemums’ naturally pink or red ...

Japanese scientists have genetically engineered a chrysanthemum flower that is "true blue" — a color that has long eluded flower breeders and researchers. Blue has proved a challenge to produce in ...