About
Chrysanthemum 'American Beauty' is a tender perennial that reaches heights of up to 1.5 meters. It features deep green, divided leaves and produces creamy-yellow flowerheads measuring up to 13 centimeters in diameter, which bloom in the autumn.
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
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 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
- Grown in pots, these tender plants should be brought indoors in early autumn. Stop and disbud during the growing season, according to whether sprays or disbuds are required. Stake (see staking perennials), water regularly and feed until flower buds colour up. See chrysanthemum cultivation
- Pruning
- Stop or disbud, as required
- 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 mould, powdery mildews and chrysanthemum white rust