We buy them in the fall for fall decorations.
2006-10-08 09:02:43 · 8 answers · asked by flbexpeditor58 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Most mums are hardy perennials. There are some that are not. Check the tag to see if it states annual or perennial. Depending on where you live, most will return in the spring. I use mulch on my perennials to protect them from the cold winters. It is time to do that right now. I live in Zone 7.
2006-10-08 10:03:54 · answer #1 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe the first answer is right, the plants from florists for interior use are not the same as the hardy ones from nurseries for outside planting.
That being said, I've always planted my florist's chrysanthemums outside eventually - when they're finished blooming inside - and about half have survived, without any additional care, through one winter, and they've bloomed the following year. However, that was the last. Never had one that became a perennial.
2006-10-08 09:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by strath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also live in zone 7. My mums came from Lowes I think-- I bought them last year, planted them in a brick raised bed and periodically watered them. Bloomed well last year, put fertilizer in the raised bed for the azaleas also there-- mums went to town. Again periodically watered them-- they are huge this year-- not the blooms, the plant. I'm quite happy except the poor plants don't get enough direct sun-- they get some reflected sunlight. Consequently they are reaching for the sunlight.
Lack of water kills more plants than any other item, in my opinion.
good luck
Still I'm happy.
good luck
2006-10-08 13:24:31 · answer #3 · answered by omajust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure I am right, but I think that the chrysanthemums you buy are not the same kind as the hardy ones people grow in the ground......you are probably buying the floral kind....maybe someone will answer and confirm this...
2006-10-08 09:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by Cassie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florists Chrysanthemums usually are greenhouse-grown. Those recently planted won't stand up well to freezing temperatures.
2006-10-08 09:39:45 · answer #5 · answered by Cornpatch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask the people that work in the nursery where plants are sold and check it out on the web, library or book stores too.
2006-10-08 09:10:38 · answer #6 · answered by Howdy! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy hardy mums instead, that will do the trick
2006-10-09 06:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by daisydame357 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't, they are called annuals
2006-10-08 09:39:16 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋