Garden mum: ( Gretchen )   


Family:    Asteraceae 
     
Botanical Name:    Chrysanthemum x morifolium ( kris-anīthē -mum    x    more-ih-FOE-lee-um )

Soil:    Light, fertile, well-drained, sandy.

PH level:    7.0

Flower:    September / November        Photo       

Color:    Orange  

Height:    2'

Spread:    2'

Pests:    Aphids, earwigs, spider mites, & white flies.

Light:    Full sun for at least 6 hours a day.

Water:    Keep moist.

Propagation:   
Divide in spring. I cut mine back twice a year. In June I cut them in half, and at the end of July I cut them again by 1/3. This gives them a more compact mounding effect with smaller, but many, many more flowers. 

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