A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2006 Ton o' Mums

There's a local nursery that used to be the largest in town, but now they just concentrate on mums for the fall. They have an area about the size of a football field full of mums...rows and rows of every color. The best thing is that they are only $1.75 for good size ones (6 in. pots?) and $8 for HUGE ones. My truck bed was completely full of mums, and all for only about $20. The other places in town want $5 for the same size as their $1.75 and as much as $15 for their really big ones. Not even Lowe's can beat their prices. I was very happy when I left.

And the picture is where?

Which ones are breaking color right now????? We have deep red (burgandy), yellow, pink with yellow centers, and a rust colored one blooming now. All the other colors have buds but are not cracking yet. A lady was very upset because she wanted 25 white mums for her daughter's wedding today and we've called places as far south as RI looking but nobody's got them! I don't know why she had her heart set on white mums?

There's a beautiful white mum with a soft yellow center called Alexis...one of my favs.
The only one just starting to bloom is called Bold Felicia...a vivid fushia/pink with a deep yellow center.

Oh Alan, I hope you are going to post a picture. I love pink

Since mine aren't in full bloom yet, here's a photo I found on the wb.

http://www.jollyfarmer.com/images/mum%20bold%20felicia.jpg

Alan, thanks so much for posting the picture of the 'Bold Felicia' mum ! Actually it looks a little more red than pink to me, but I still might see if I can find one around here because Felicia is my Confirmation name! It might be fun to have a flower with my name.

I wanna see some MUM photos from our readers yards......

Mine are out yet........Bronze.

;o(

dodge

Patti, did you know that there's a blue daisy called Felicia?

Thanks so much for the heads-up Deborah! I've never seen a blue daisy and I sure didn't know there was one named Felicia! I'm sure going the check this out!

Any one have Blue daisy seeds to trade?

I want some
I have lots to swap

dodge

the only colored daisy I have is wild and it is sort of a blue violet. There are many flowers on one plant. Is that the one? I've never tried to collect seeds from it. But if someone will tell me where to look I'll give it a try. I do know it doesn't transplant well; because, I did try that.

I dug up and gave away my white and yellow mums today but not the bronze. I couldn't part with it yet. Maybe next month or the month after I'll be able to. I love mums.

tkhooper

Mums.......Mine are ready to bloom..I have bronze and love them the best......

So were alike on that respect.

dodge

Tammy, how tall are these daisies? What kind of petals do they have? Are they long and rounded like a daisy or are they thin and pointed? Do they have a golden-yellow center? Sorry about all the questions, but I'm very interested and really curious!

Patti, they are called "marguerites", and look like a blue daisy.
"Marguerite, Felicia".
They are super hardy here.
Try to google them-I'm curious to see if you can buy some-how neat a flower for you to have because of your confirmation name ! Love it !

I just recieved a mum plant as a gift.
Can I plant it outside this late?
Will it be ok over the winter?
I'm in Wisconsin

I think so.....

Put a little protection on it when the snow blows.

You still have time for roots to form...I did it last fall, when stores had sale.........Now they are great.

dodge

Actually chrysanthemums can be grown zones 3-9 but their hardiness varies by the species. The hardiness of mum cultivars can also vary significantly from one season to the next or the area depending on weather conditions.

I'm in zone 6a and after the frost kills off the top of the plant I cut off the dead tops and cover the mums with about 3"-4" of mulch to protect them during the winter. Sometimes I will lose a few but it seems that most of them do survive and when spring arrives I can see all the new green growth emerging around the base of the plant.

patches

mine are gorgous in zone 6 .....No mulch at all . I purchased some for a quarter at lowes sale......Last fall.

They are huge bushes now....Love the bronze color.

I just give them rotten manure.

dodge

Plantingnewb: First, you need to determine if you were given a "florist mum" or a "hardy mum." Florist mums usually have larger, more colorful blooms and are not hardy. They are grown to bloom indoors in lesser light conditions and will not do well outdoors. If it came with a tag, do a search for the name to see if it's a hardy mum or not.

Alan

Thanks for advice I never knew.
But suspected.........

Plantingnewb.............He is correct.

dodge

Alan

I have heard that.
It does say it can be planted outdoors.
Is that the same for azaelas also.
Tammy

Here's some pictures of mums where I work:

I thought it should go here, as tons o' mums seems to fit:

Beautiful

Tons for sure......
Do they allow you to get any for yourself?

I love bronze.

dodge

I've taken home 10 so far.