Garden Mum

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

Companion Plants

Black-Eyed Susan

Blanket Flower

Fountain Grass

Plant Details

Common name

Garden Mum
Botanical name

Chrysanthemum morifolium
Variety

Bold Gretchen Bronze
Zone

USDA Zone 5 (-20°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).
Light

Sun
Height

18-24" (46-61 cm)
Habit

Mounded
Feed

Regularly
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Orange
Bloom Time

Summer-fall
Maintenance

Remove spent blooms

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