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

Beard-Tongue

Creeping Myrtle

Salvia

Plant Details

Common name

Garden Mum
Botanical name

Chrysanthemum morifolium
Variety

Red
Zone

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

Sun
Height

18-24" (46-61 cm)
Habit

Mounded
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

2-3 times per week
Bloom Color

Red
Bloom Time

Summer-fall
Maintenance

Mulch to reduce weeds

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

Danielle P.'s collection
Terry G.'s collection

Shopping list