Last year I had a colourful, long lasting display of short Chrysanthemums grown in pots. The purple variety had hundreds of flowers on each plant and looked good despite a general lack of care other than the frequent watering of the container. I have kept them over winter in a cool greenhouse and they are bulking up quite well for another show this year. One problem is that they are not as compact as last year so I will have to see how they perform.
Pot Mum Pointers
- Chrysanthemums start to form buds and flower once the nights start to get longer.
- Spray Chrysanthemums will grow a bit lax if they are over fed but a balanced feed will suit the pot mums.
- Pinching out the growing tip helps increase the amount of flower. June is the last time I will pinch out my pot plants this season.
- You can often buy multi-packs of plants suitable for containers or borders even in June. If already in flower I snip the flowers off to get a bushier later flowering plant.
- Put Mums grown as indoor plants can be planted outdoors. They may have been treated with chemicals to modify the plants behaviour so you wont necessarily get the same result outdoors.
Ten Pot mum tips and pictures of Orange semi-double Pot mums can be seen here
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