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Here's here to care for mums. Chrysanthemums, or mums, don't naturally grow and survive on their own: Proper care is essentials for these fall favorites. Here's here to care for mums.
Chrysanthemums, also known as mums, make gorgeous additions to flower beds, hanging baskets and porch pots. In fact, they're one of the most eye-catching florals for the autumn season , especially ...
Here’s how to care for chrysanthemums, plus how to choose the best plants for your fall garden. Chrysanthemums are either florist mums, which are best used as annuals, or garden mums, which can ...
Chrysanthemums (/ k r ɪ ˈ s æ n θ ə m ə m z / kriss-AN-thə-məmz), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, [5] are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. [4] They are native to East Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia, and the center of diversity is in China. [6]
Argyranthemum (marguerite, marguerite daisy, dill daisy) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus are sometimes also placed in the genus Chrysanthemum. [2] [3] The genus is endemic to Macaronesia, occurring only on the Canary Islands, the Savage Islands, and Madeira. [4]
The flower-heads (capitula) can be as small as 7 cm (Gerbera 'mini Harley') in diameter or up to 12 cm (Gerbera ‘Golden Serena’). Gerbera is also important commercially. It is the fifth most used cut flower in the world (after rose, carnation, chrysanthemum, and tulip). It is also used as a model organism in studying flower formation.
When deadheading mums, trim off the spent flower and its stem down to the next leaf or node. Snipping off only the spent flower at the base of the bloom can leave an ugly, pointy stem sticking up.
The flowers may be spidery or look like daisies, pom-poms, or thick cushions of slightly curved petals. Korean and rubellum mums grow lankier at 2-4 feet tall and look beautiful draped along a ...