Decorating with Chrysanthemums: Fall Color from Garden Plants and Potted Mums

Decorating with Chrysanthemums: Fall Color from Garden Plants and Potted Mums

Gardeners have two sources of chrysanthemum flowers: established landscape plants and newly purchased potted mums. An 8-inch pot holds hundreds of buds ready to burst with color in days.

Display Ideas

• Plant in patio planters or large pots by front steps for daily enjoyment.
• Place in a former petunia bed for passerby delight.

Seasonal Cycle

Flowers last weeks, but foliage withers after first frost. Don't despair—leaves reappear next spring. Begin the cycle of clipping back foliage twice before next fall to maintain compact, floriferous plants.