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.