What are Fantasy Chrysanthemums?
Chrysanthemums come in many shapes, sizes and colours. One of these shapes, although not so commonly seen in the family garden, gives an impression of cascading fireworks, spider’s legs or spikes protruding from a central point. This type is, in the show world, called a ‘fantasy. Once seen it captures the imagination and lends you to fantasize on a flower in the sky exploding like fireworks imparting the feeling of celebration and joy. It is truly a flower that fulfils its purpose of joy and beauty. The Fantasy has is origins in China and Japan where even today they are very popular. They have spread throughout the world and here in Australia have been grown and shown for quite a number of years. However, to my knowledge, no chrysanthemum society in Australia has a written standard for judging them. Surprisingly some agricultural societies do have a standard. Britain has recently started showing fantasies and drawn up a standard. The U.S.A. also has shown fantasies for a while and has
