I received a garden mum from a funeral. Should I plant it in the garden now or keep in the house until spring? Will it die if I keep it in the house? Just someone let me know what I should do with it. Thanks
2006-09-19 10:13:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Lots of conflicting advice has been offered so far. There is a lot of practical information available from professional gardeners and gardening websites on the internet. A Yahoo search for "mum care" (include the quotation marks in the search box) yields 639 results. If you do the same search, and are willing to spend a little time exploring, I'm sure that you will quickly find lots of useful information.
Good luck with your search.
2006-09-23 04:35:14 · answer #1 · answered by exbuilder 7 · 10⤊ 2⤋
usually the Mums that are in arrangments or in your case a plant from a funeral. Are not Hardy mums. (it shoudl say on the care tag if it's hardy or not) These normally won't make it though the winter. It must be a hardy mum, which are usually a much larger type of mum. You can however keep this mum as a house plant, and it will continue to grow inside, just keep it trimed back, and it should continue to bloom if it's in a comfortable spot!
2006-09-19 12:06:49 · answer #2 · answered by graphixgirlin06 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mums are not house plants. I doubt it will survive indoors. Give it full sun if you can, and deadhead spent blooms. Enjoy it while it lasts.
You don't say where you live. Some mums are perennial in warmer areas. If you live in Zone 6 or higher it should winter over. It might make it in Zone 5 with winter protection. Give it a try - you have nothing to lose!
2006-09-19 23:48:31 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
From Ohio State University:
"The term garden mum applies to chrysanthemum cultivars that will flower naturally in Ohio and be early enough to avoid a heavy frost. The term "hardy" has been abandoned by most suppliers since hardiness of garden mum cultivars may vary significantly from one season or area depending on weather and previous cultural conditions. "
More information is available at the site below. Check it out before making a final decision and good luck!
2006-09-19 10:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I just bought perennial mums, You can plant them now and they will come up every year. If you take them in the house they will need lots of light. I think it should be fine though, if you take care of them.
2006-09-19 10:16:44 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plant it - they are perennials - but often time they are really like biannuals - they only come back a few years. However inside it doesn't have a chance at all. Remember to dead head it - pop off the dried up flowers and it will bloom a lot longer!
2006-09-19 10:21:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they are perennials, though I haven't had much luck in them coming back the second year.
2006-09-19 10:20:01 · answer #7 · answered by Coastalchick 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put it in the ground NOW-it will bloom all fall and yes it will come back every year bigger and better-perennial!
2006-09-23 03:30:41 · answer #8 · answered by rhonda b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perennial
2006-09-19 10:17:31 · answer #9 · answered by cutiepie81289 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dunno
2006-09-23 09:49:48 · answer #10 · answered by i melt 4 rascal flatts 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋