Mums, fall blooming Chrysanthemum hybrids
enlarge this imageMums have been cultivated, selected and crossed for so many centuries that varieties exist in all colors except blue and in every form from single daisy to enormous quill-petalled orbs and wispy spiders. Their ability to survive cold is also variable so be sure to check a variety's catalog listing if you wish to grow it as a perennial. The flowers above, although relatively ordinary in form, are unusual in having enough cold hardiness to survive a USDA zone 5 winter.
This is:
A potpourri (below) of mum/Chrysanthemum species
information as a supplement to other articles.
A plant-based page rather than our usual topic-based page. It's
a pivot point, one list of links to ours and
others' articles that involve chrysanthemums.
We're just introducing this set of perennial info pages. This
page is in process but Aster's
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Hardy mums are a mainstay of the fall perennial garden. We pinch
earlier-blooming varieties during summer to delay their bloom and
make the plant more dense.
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(Chrysanthemum hybrids):
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Care:
outdoor lights affect bloom: When long nights spur
bloom