About
Chrysanthemum 'Amiko Violet' is a compact, bushy perennial that reaches about 60 cm in height and width. It features fragrant, deep green leaves that are adorned with sizable pink-purple flowers from late summer through 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
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Foliage
- Toxicity
- Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best 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
- Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering
- 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