Common Name: Chrysanthemum

Scientific Name: Dendranthema grandiflorum

Chrysanthemum - Mounded Growth Habit

Physiological Growth Cycle: Perennial         USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Dicot

Size:

• 36" width X up to 6' height

Growth Habit:

• Mounded

Chrysanthemum Alternate Arrangement	Chrysanthemum Lobed Leaf

Foliage:

• Ovate leaves
• Alternate leaf arrangement
• 5 to 7 lobes
• Deep green
• Pubescent texture

Decorative Mums	Decorative Mums	Incurved Mums	Pompons Mums

Reflexed Mums	Spider Mums	Spoon Mums

Inflorescence:

• Classified according to bloom type
  • Incurved
  • Reflexed
  • Intermediate
  • Single
  • Anemone centered
  • Pompons
• Every color but blue
• Blooms early spring or fall due to photo period (length of daylight)

Chrysanthemum Container Plant

Use:

• Container plants
• Bedding plant
• Cut flower

Problems: 

• Pests
  • Leaf and stem miners
  • Chrysanthemum eel worm
  • Aphids
  • Caterpillars
  • Cut worms
  • Spidermites (if grown under glass house conditions)
• Diseases
  • Virus disease (particularly if grown under glass)
  • Various fungal diseases including
    • Grey mold
    • Powdery mildew
    • Root rot

Culture:

• Full sun
• Well-drained soil
• Pinch back (remove buds) for bushier growth and stronger flowers
• May be grown indoors or in glass houses

Propagation:

• Cuttings

Notes:

• Taxonomically the scientific name has been changed to Dendranthema x morifolium but still often referred to as Chrysanthemum x morifolium
• Very popular plants belonging to the Compositae (Asteraceae) family