Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) is a perennial plant with a thickened rhizome. The stems are up-straight, 25-120 cm tall, sometimes highly branched, with thin branches, abundantly leafy.The upper surface of the leaves is green, rarely and slightly pubescent, sometimes almost bare. The underside of the leaves is dull - or grayish-green, with a profuse pubescence.