What type of flower is featured in Claude Monet’s painting series Chrysanthemums?

Claude Monet’s painting series Chrysanthemums features chrysanthemums.

The series belongs to Monet’s broader interest in flowers and garden subjects. Chrysanthemums were popular ornamental flowers in late nineteenth-century Europe, and their dense petals, varied colors, and rounded forms gave Monet opportunities to study texture and the effects of light.

Monet was not merely copying botanical specimens. In his garden paintings, flowers are often arranged as masses of color, allowing the viewer to experience the visual rhythm of a planted bed rather than inspect each blossom scientifically. This approach connects Chrysanthemums with his later studies of irises, roses, and water lilies.

The title can be confused with other floral works because Monet painted many garden scenes without naming every plant in the title. The identifying flower here is the chrysanthemum, a cultivated flowering plant in the daisy family. Monet’s interest in horticulture also became especially important after he established his garden at Giverny.