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Garden Mum

Striking flowers attract butterflies to the garden. Wonderful cut for bouquets and lovely in the flower garden or mixed landscape planting with ornamental grasses and asters. Pinch in early June to keep plants compact and delay flowering, if desired.

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Plant Details

  • Common name

    Garden Mum

  • Botanical name

    Chrysanthemum morifolium

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 4 (-30°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    15" (38 cm)

  • Habit

    Rounded

  • Feed

    Use all-purpose

  • Water

    Weekly during dry spells

  • Bloom Color

    Mix

  • Bloom Time

    Summer-fall

  • Maintenance

    Pinch back for fuller appearance

This plant also belongs to the following BloomIQ.com collections:

  • Foster G.'s collection