species
Chrysanthemum × morifolium
Florist's chrysanthemum · Garden chrysanthemum
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Chrysanthemum × morifolium is a perennial in the family Asteraceae, also known as Florist's chrysanthemum or Garden chrysanthemum, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from September to November. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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