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Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
On Mar 8, 2007, bluespiral from Ellicott City, MD (Zone 7a) wrote:
Late-blooming flowers like some chrysanthemums can have their seed ripened indoors by keeping the flowers on their stems in glasses of water which should be changed from time to time to keep fresh.
Saving your own seed from hardy, fancy types of Chrysanthemum X morifolium might be a good idea because 1) the vendors I've bought seed from in the past have stopped selling this kind of seed, and 2) growing from seed is a great way to maintain healthy plants like mums which eventually succumb to their own particular pathogens.
On Jun 2, 2005, Gindee77 from Hampton, IL (Zone 5a) wrote:
I love mums and they have an important role in my garden. I fill in with them where I need a hardy perennial that blooms in the fall. I love that they come in so many pretty colors and add a splash of color where it's needed in the garden beds.
On Jan 2, 2004, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
San Antonio, Tx.
These have been planted in my yard for at least 15 years and have flourished providing masses of white blooms. They are great as a border, mixed in as a filler among other perennials and planted in containers. A plant that demands little care, this plant is easy to grow.
On Dec 5, 2003, art_n_garden from Colorado Springs, CO (Zone 5a) wrote:
Important, maybe little known fact about these. This plant is a short day flowering plant. If they do not have 8 uninterrupted hours of dark, they wont flower. So, if you have them under a porch light which you keep on at night, they will not flower. Most people think its due to something else, ie lack of water, food, etc. So plant them away from night lights and they'll be gorgeous!
On Oct 1, 2003, TerriFlorida from Plant City, FL wrote:
I was not aware that there was Dendranthema until my friend gave me a potted one (turned out to be four) that she got as an office gift. It was white. I planted it (them) in the garden, and as the flowers aged, they became purple edged -- really beautiful! I am happy to report that now, almost a year later, the plants are twice as big, and setting tons of buds. I am very happy with this perennial. Chrysanthemum is a bit troublesome this far south (central Florida), but Dendranthema has given me no trouble and much joy.
On Aug 9, 2003, starshine from Bend, OR (Zone 6a) wrote:
It's nice to look forward to more flowers as the season starts to fade... that's exactly what you get with this gem. Masses of flowers that brighten up your garden from mid to late summer until ole man winter sails his cool breath all over.
Companion plants: Plumbago,Buddleia, Nepeta, Ornamental grasses.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Oakland, California San Leandro, California Plant City, Florida Hartwell, Georgia Hampton, Illinois Niles, Illinois Lansing, Kansas Barbourville, Kentucky Ellicott City, Maryland Mason, Michigan Pinconning, Michigan Poughkeepsie, New York Chapel Hill, North Carolina Cincinnati, Ohio Beaverton, Oregon Bend, Oregon Huron, South Dakota Hendersonville, Tennessee Aubrey, Texas Brazoria, Texas Bulverde, Texas Deer Park, Texas Plano, Texas San Antonio, Texas Weatherford, Texas Kalama, Washington Spokane, Washington
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