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Kiku

November 2–17, 2024

10 a.m.–4 p.m. | Nolen Greenhouses

Seasonal wonders, just around the corner

Don’t miss a spotlight on kiku displays in the Nolen Greenhouses, featuring Japanese chrysanthemums that have been expertly trained over the past 11 months into modern and ancient styles, offering color up close with these fall-favorite blooms. Seasonal chrysanthemums in warm, rich hues complement this must-see spectacle.

People on a lawn, using massive drums, play out a beat with a bridge in the background

Celebrate the opening of Kiku with traditional Taiko Drumming

Saturday & Sunday, November 2 & 3
Half-hour performance at 2 p.m.
Near the Benenson Ornamental Conifers

About Taiko Masala Dojo

Taiko Masala Dojo is a group performing Suwa-style Taiko drumming, which has over 1,000 years of history in Japan. Taiko Masala Dojo is one of most traditional Taiko drumming groups in the U.S, based in Brooklyn, NY. They are led by Master Taiko drummer Hiro Kurashima. Taiko Masala Dojo drummers come from different walks of life to be together, to play well, and share in the joy of both traditional and contemporary Taiko music with everyone. If you are interested in learning more or taking a Taiko class, please visit their website.

NYBG Fall-O-Ween Kiku - Kengai

Kiku Tours

November 12 – 11 a.m.
November 15 – 12:30 p.m.
November 2, 9 – 1 p.m.
November 8, 15 – 2:30 p.m.
Meet at the Nolen Greenhouses

See the culmination of meticulously trained kiku displays in the Sullivan Bourke Display House of the Nolen Greenhouses, featuring Japanese chrysanthemums that have been expertly trained over the past 11 months into modern and ancient styles.

Get a glimpse into the art of training kiku

  • Carefully trained, architectural-looking plants bloom with pink and yellow flowers

    These spectacular flower forms are the result of an 11-month process!

  • A group of three people in red and white clothing examine hanging plants in a nursery

    All of our kiku, or Japanese chrysanthemums, are grown here at NYBG in our Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections.

  • A photo of bright red and pink flowers growing in bunches
  • A person in a green hat and shirt clips a potted green plant

    Our horticulturists work year-round to care for these plants as they grow, and begin training them into their future shapes by trimming back extra flowering stems, allowing the plant to pour its energy into select blooms.

  • People explore a long walkway within a greenhouse, housing many trained flowering plants in pink, white, yellow, and red
  • A person in a green shirt and brimmed straw hat works with a vining green plant outdoors

    Many of our kiku designs are carefully woven onto bamboo frames to create displays of flowers that represent mountains, cascading waterfalls, and other fantastical shapes perfected over centuries in Japan.

  • A close-up photo of a bright yellow chrysanthemum flower with many curling petals
  • A green vining plant has been woven into an umbrella shape

    Other kiku designs are contemporary takes on the artform by our horticulturists, like this whimsical parasol.

  • A sunny view of a set of carefully trained flowering plants inside a greenhouse

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Location Nolen Greenhouses

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