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Garden Mum
Chrysanthemum morifolium · Perennial
Garden Mum is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 2–3 ft × 1–2 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect brown, yellow and orange blooms in fall. It attracts butterflies and pollinators, stands up well to deer and rabbits and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft × 1–2 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Brown, Yellow, Orange, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Rabbits
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Asia
Will it survive your winters?
We score Garden Mum’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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