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COMMON:
Cushion mums, Garden chrysanthemum. A Decorative type is
shown.
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BLOOM
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HEIGHT
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LIGHT
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ZONE
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Early
September to frost
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9"
- 3 ft.
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Sun
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4
- 7
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September
- Orange. Available in every tint, shade and hue,
other than blue or true red.
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COMMENTS:
These are the mums which are sold each fall. If
you keep them in the container, after blooming
plant them in the garden in a sunny location, cut
the woody stalks off to soil level, and they should
return the following year. This adaptable perennial
transplants readily, even in full bloom. It is also
adaptable to a variety of soils. All types have
thick, cleft foliage up to 3-inches long with
semiwoody stems. While described as winter hardy,
many types are not, even if heavily mulched.
Pinching back the stems until mid-July promotes
compactness and additional plants as the pinched
off cuttings, stripped of most of the bottom
foliage, root easily if first dipped in a rooting
compound then set in trays of moistened builders
sand mixed with peat moss. Every type appreciates
constant moisture and a loose summer mulch. Taller
varieties benefit from early staking.
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