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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/B16.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Chrysanthemums: Fall Flowers That Bring Beauty Each Year' data-article-id='6283'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7896'>As the weather turns colder in some parts of the world, signs of autumn begin to appear. </span> <span data-start-time='7896' data-end-time='15021'>The leaves of some trees turn bright shades of red, yellow and orange.</span> <span data-start-time='15021' data-end-time='25521'>At this time of the year, depending on your location, you may also see a familiar flower: chrysanthemums. </span> <span data-start-time='25521' data-end-time='29958'>We often call them “mums” for short.</span> <span data-start-time='29958' data-end-time='37646'>In parts of the United States, many people use chrysanthemums as decorations. </span> <span data-start-time='37646' data-end-time='44792'>The flowers sit next to pumpkins for Halloween, October’s famous holiday. </span> <span data-start-time='44792' data-end-time='51729'>But then the mums are thrown away along with rotting jack o’ lanterns.</span> <span data-start-time='51729' data-end-time='58083'>This yearly tradition bothered plant expert Jessica Damiano. </span> <span data-start-time='58083' data-end-time='68875'>In a recent article for the Associated Press, she wanted to know why people simply threw away their mums. </span> <span data-start-time='68875' data-end-time='75125'>So, she asked some of her neighbors in Long Island, New York.</span> <span data-start-time='75125' data-end-time='77833'>Everyone had the same answer: </span> <span data-start-time='77833' data-end-time='87458'>They thought the flowers were annuals -- flowers that only last for one season.</span> <span data-start-time='87458' data-end-time='94583'>Damiano explained that there are annual and perennial mums. </span> <span data-start-time='94583' data-end-time='99792'>Perennials come back for several growing seasons. </span> <span data-start-time='99792' data-end-time='106146'>Garden chrysanthemums, she adds, are actually perennials. </span> <span data-start-time='106146' data-end-time='114333'>Annual chrysanthemums are often sold in stores as potted gift plants. </span> <span data-start-time='114333' data-end-time='118958'>Special plant stores usually sell perennial mums.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/the_darkness_or_lightness_of_a_color.wav'><span>the darkness or lightness of a color</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/a_tool_with_a_sharpedged_typically_rectangular_metal_blade_and_a_long_handle_used_for_digging_or_cutting_earth_sand_turf_etc.wav'><span>a tool with a sharp-edged, typically rectangular, metal blade and a long handle, used for digging or cutting earth, sand, turf, etc.</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/an_ice_skate_or_roller_skate.wav'><span>an ice skate or roller skate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/a_finegrained_gray_green_or_bluish_metamorphic_rock_easily_split_into_smooth_flat_pieces.wav'><span>a fine-grained gray, green, or bluish metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat pieces</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=19020 data-hint-location='25521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/what_is_the_shorter_word_used_in_place_of_chrysanthemums.wav'>What is the shorter word used in place of chrysanthemums?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='mums'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/mums.wav'><span>mums</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/tums.wav'><span>tums</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/hums.wav'><span>hums</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5712/rums.wav'><span>rums</span></div></div></div><div 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