Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemums are a must-have for the fall garden. No other fall flower delivers as much color for as long and as reliably as good ol' mums.

Mums liven up the fading fall garden with handsome flowers of nearly all shades and colors. Some varieties have daisy blooms; others may be rounded globes, flat, fringed, quill shape, or spoon shape. They work exceptionally well in container plantings and pots.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

5-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

1-3 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Fall Color,Cut Flowers,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Delano' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Delano' is a popular red decorative mum, often grown as a container plant.
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'Hillside Pink Sheffield' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Hillside Pink Sheffield' offers salmon-pink daisies in September and October.
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'Jasper' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Jasper' is an anemone-type mum with red ray florets and a yellowish cushion overlaid with red. Flowers are 2-1/2 inches in diameter.
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'Marilyn' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Marilyn' offers abundant white double flowers from September to frost. In cool conditions it takes on a reddish cast.
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'Peach Centerpiece' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Peach Centerpiece' is a tall, upright form mum with 2- to 4-inch-wide, quill-shape peach-color blooms in midautumn.
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'Sunny Robin' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Sunny Robin' has small, button flowers in brilliant yellow.
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'Zesty Jean' chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum 'Zesty Jean' has an unusual pastel peachy-coral color. It is an early-blooming mum that retains its color well.
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Garden Plans

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Easy-Care Mixed Fall Garden Plan
Fabulous Fall-Garden Plan
Late-Season Color Garden Plan
Fall Color Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Sedum

'Autumn Joy' sedum pairs well with rounded mums in shades of bronze, lavender, pink, and red.

Aster

The daisylike blooms of asters peak at the same time as those of chrysanthemums. Because aster blooms are usually smaller than those of mums, they add a finer texture to the mix.

Miscanthus

Ornamental grasses come into their glory in autumn as mums display their beauty. Wispy miscanthus looks especially good with a bed of mums surrounding its base.

Propagation

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Division