PlantsFlowers
Garden Mum
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Fall color, hardy only if planted in spring
ModerateFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Sep–Oct
- How it spreads
- Perennial if established
- What to buy
- Plants in spring, not a florist pot in October.
- When to plant
- Plant in May so roots are ready for winter. October florist mums are annuals here.
In the design
A mum bought in bloom on the grocery steps will not survive January unless the winter is freakishly kind.
