About
This robust perennial reaches heights of approximately 100cm and features grey-green leaves. From summer through autumn, it produces fragrant, single, daisy-like flowers in a vivid pinkish-red hue, each showcasing a bright yellow center. It serves as an excellent resource for pollinators visiting late in the season.
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
- Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
- Toxicity
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a well-drained, moderately-fertile soil in full sun. Pinch out the growing tip when the plants are 15-20cm tall to encourage free-flowering, bushy plants. Dislikes wet soil in winter. See chrysanthemum cultivation for further information
- Pruning
- Pinch out growing tips for bushier plants. Once flowering is over in late autumn, cut the whole plant down to 20cm (8in) tall. It can be left in the ground in free-draining soil and mulched. Alternatively, in cooler climates, lift and store in pots in a cool, dark, frost-free location over winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by basal softwood cuttings from overwintered stools in late winter or early spring. Cuttings should be rooted in a loamless compost the surface of which is covered with dry sand and kept in a temperature of 16°C. Place in a cold frame after first rooting and protect from frost. Harden off in mid spring. Established clumps may be propagated by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to chrysanthemum leaf miner, glasshouse whitefly and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse grey mould, powdery mildews and chrysanthemum white rust