About
This cultivar develops a uniform mound shape and produces double orange blossoms in early autumn. The flowers are long-lasting, providing consistent color as the season changes.
About the genus
Chrysanthemum are upright, woody perennials characterized by fragrant, pinnately lobed foliage and a variety of flowerhead shapes that bloom from late summer through late autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Toxicity
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Suited to pot cultivation for flowering outdoors this cultivar is considered half-hardy needing winter protection. Water regularly and feed until flower buds colour up. See chrysanthemum cultivation
- Pruning
- Pinch out cutting-raised plants at the start of summer to encourage bushiness
- Propagation
- Propagate by basal cuttings in early spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to chrysanthemum leaf miner, glasshouse whitefly and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse grey moulds, powdery mildews and chrysanthemum white rust