How to Grow Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema Grandiflora)

Chrysanthemum comes in summer- and fall-blooming varieties. Their familiar-looking flowers bloom in white and all shades of yellow, red and orange.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Bypass Pruners
• Fertilizers
• Garden Hoses
• Garden Trowels
• Mulch
• Plants

Choosing Chrysanthemum

1. Look for plants year-round at nurseries in the nursery greenhouse or at florist shops; in summer and fall, at outdoor nursery tables.
2. Buy chrysanthemum in 4-inch to 1-gallon containers.
3. Choose healthy-looking plants with signs of new growth in leaves and flower buds.

Planting Chrysanthemum

4. Plant chrysanthemum in full sun in well-drained soil.
5. Add a light application of organic fertilizer to the planting hole.
6. Place the plants no deeper than they were growing in the containers.
7. Set the plants 9 to 12 inches apart.
8. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
9. Water well until soil is completely moist.

Caring for Chrysanthemum

10. Cut off any remaining stems from the previous year in early spring using bypass pruners.
11. Apply a light application of organic fertilizer on top of the soil; follow package directions.
12. Mulch around but not on top of the plants with 3 inches of organic compost.
13. Cut stems back 2 to 3 inches to just above where a leaf is growing around Mother's Day and again around the Fourth of July, using bypass pruners. This will encourage compact growth and later flowering.
14. Water well weekly until soil is completely moist during summers with no rainfall.

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