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Mums perennials?
I thought they were annuals.
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"Harri85274" wrote in message ... I thought they were annuals. Depends on where you live. I would call them tender perennials. In zone 7 and south they are pretty reliable about coming back the next year. North of zone 6 is iffy. |
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"Allisyn" go away wrote in message ... "Harri85274" wrote in message ... I thought they were annuals. Depends on where you live. I would call them tender perennials. In zone 7 and south they are pretty reliable about coming back the next year. North of zone 6 is iffy. They have proven reliable for me in zone 6. |
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"Harri85274" wrote in message ... I thought they were annuals. Crysanthemums are for the most part perennials and are typically listed as hardy to zone 5. However, they have been hybridized so radically, many cultivars are much less hardy. What are commonly sold as "garden mums" are generally treated and sold as annuals, however with mulching in fall, they will frequently overwinter with ease, specially in warmer zones. Those labeled and sold as Dendranthemum ('Clara Curtis', Mary Stoker') should be reliably perennial down to zone 5. FWIW, many plants typically sold as "annuals" are in fact tender perennials. pam - gardengal |
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here in Atlanta - zone 7 - they are perennial. You can pinch out the
tops until July to make them bushier - and take the pinched out parts and pot up for more plants. My friend received a lovely florist mum last spring for a gift and after it finished blooming, she was going to pitch it. I cut it way back, potted the cuttings and have about 15 new plants. I know they won't be the big florist mums but they ought to make something nice. Should be blooming soon. Plus I planted the "mother" plant and it is full of buds also... Harri85274 wrote: I thought they were annuals. |
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Chrysanthemum plants sold to produce what you may call florist flowers,
spray and bloom as well as "Garden mums" are all raised from cuttings taken from the previous years stools (the old plant after the flowers have all been cut). Most growers (Unless they want to take their own cuttings) treat them as annuals. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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not in zone 5. mine are just coming into bloom (near the lake) while out in the
burbs at my mothers they were blooming for her memorial on Labor day. Ingrid (Harri85274) wrote: I thought they were annuals. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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"Pam - gardengal" wrote in message
news:GjW4d.250448$mD.231205@attbi_s02... I thought they were annuals. Crysanthemums are for the most part perennials and are typically listed as hardy to zone 5. However, they have been hybridized so radically, many cultivars are much less hardy. What are commonly sold as "garden mums" are generally treated and sold as annuals, however with mulching in fall, they will frequently overwinter with ease, specially in warmer zones. Those labeled and sold as Dendranthemum ('Clara Curtis', Mary Stoker') should be reliably perennial down to zone 5. FWIW, many plants typically sold as "annuals" are in fact tender perennials. pam - gardengal I used to raise a variety of cushion mum developed by the Univ. of Minn. that was hardy in zones 3-4. It came in a variety of colors and only froze out when there was an unusually cold, open winter. Sometimes I found that even though the roots appeared dead they would unexpectedly send up green sprouts if placed in a warm area and watered. If any of them winter killed, it was usually the white or yellow while the darker colors survived. John |
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I thoughts mumms was a brand of wine!!!
"Harri85274" wrote in message ... I thought they were annuals. |
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