BOTANICAL NAME C HRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM or D ENDRANTHEMA X GRANDIFLORA
PRONUNCIATION kris - AN - thah - mum more- ih -FOE- lee -um
COMMON NAME Florist Chrysanthemum (Garden Chrysanthemum)
FAMILY Compositae
Life Cycle Herbaceous perennial
Growth Habit Bedding plant, cut flower, potted plant Height 12” - 36” Width 16” - 36” Upright/Spreading
ARRANGEMENT Alternate
LEAF Ovate Length 3” Width 1” - 1 1/2”
MARGIN Lobed
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER Fall (naturally) All colors but blue Flowering can be forced any month
FRUIT
EXPOSURE Sun
USE Bedding Cut flower Potted plants
DESCRIPTION Leaves are lobed Stem is herbaceous 100’s of types and cultivars
CULTURAL PRACTICES Short day plant
PROBLEMS Powdery mildew Aphids
ZONES