(den-dran' thah-mah)(chri-san' thah-mum)
Common name:Garden Chrysanthemum
Family:Asteraceae, Aster
Height x width: 1-2' x 1-2' (to 3' x 3' in zones 6-9) depending on variety
Growth rate: moderate to fast
Foliage: alternate, deeply cut margins (pinnatifid)
Flowers: various forms (see below), most colors usually forced (se below) for fall bloom
Hardiness: zones 5-9, usually grown as an annual
Soil: well-drained
Light: sun
Pests and problems: leaf spots, stunt virus, spider mites, aphids, tarnished plant bug, foliar nematodes and leaf miner; many more in greenhouses including other viruses and thrips
Landscape habit, uses: massing, front of borders, containers
Other interest: name from Greek chrysos meaning gold and anthos meaning flowers refering to original flower color; dates back to 550 B.C. in China, later in Japan--both where used extensively over centuries; first in Chrysanthemum genus, then split by botanists into Dendranthema, now back into former genus
Other culture: although perennial in warmer climates listed, usually grown as a seasonal annual for fall bloom or small pots of color in spring; varieties here grown for outdoors with different ones for indoor pot and cut forcing; requires short days (long nights) to bloom with differences among varieties-- early fall blooming ones require shorter nights than those blooming later; pinch back to encourage branching and denser growth--no later than July 15 in zone 4, August 15 in zone 9; division every 3-4 years may be beneficial.
Propagation: 2-4" vegetative terminal cuttings in spring and summer, division in spring or fall
Species:
x morifolium (more-eh-fol' ee-um)--Fall/Garden/Hardy Chrysanthemum, plants are classified by flower shape with the following the most common for garden varieties:
Decoratives--double or semi-double flowers, usually over 18" tall
Pompons--small ball-shaped flowers, usually under 18" tall
Buttons--small button-like flowers less than 1" across, usually under 18" tall
Cultivars:
| Cultivars | color | season | flower type |
| 'Adorn' | pink | early | daisy |
| 'Aggie' | pink | early | decorative |
| 'Allure' | yellow | early | daisy |
| 'Anna' | yellow | early | daisy Prophet |
| 'Aspen' | white | early | daisy |
| 'Aurea' | bronze | very late | daisy |
| 'Autumn Denise' | bronze | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Autumn Kimberly' | bronze | very late | daisy Prophet |
| 'Baby Tears' | white | early | button |
| 'Bandit' | bronze | mid | button |
| 'Barbara' | pink | mid | pompon Prophet |
| 'Blushing Christine' | coral | mid | decorative |
| 'Blushing Emily' | coral | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Bold Christine' | coral | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Bordeaux' | pink | early | decorative |
| 'Bravo' | red | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Bright Tracy' | yellow | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Brown Eyes' | bronze | early | button |
| 'Bruin' | yellow | mid | button |
| 'Buccaneer' | yellow | mid | button |
| 'Buckeye' | red | mid | daisy |
| 'Cabernet' | red | mid | decorative |
| 'Cadet' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Calypso' | pink | late | decorative |
| 'Cameo' | pink | early | daisy |
| 'Candice' | white | very late | daisy |
| 'Candice Creme' | yellow | very late | daisy |
| 'Chablis' | white | early | decorative |
| 'Cheery Emily' | red | early | decorative |
| 'Christine' | coral | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Citrine' | yellow | early | spoon-tipped daisy |
| 'Classic' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Cloud-9' | white | mid | decorative |
| 'Compatriot' | yellow | early | pompon |
| 'Cornhusker' | bronze | early | daisy |
| 'Cougar' | bronze | mid | decorative |
| 'Cream Frolic' | yellow | early | decorative |
| 'Cream Nicole' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Crown Jewel' | pink | mid | daisy |
| 'Crusader' | pink | mid | daisy |
| 'Dark Grenadine' | bronze | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Dark Triumph' | bronze | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Debonair' | pink | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Denise' | bronze | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Diablo' | red | late | decorative |
| 'Donna' | yellow | mid | spoon-tipped daisy Prophet |
| 'Dreamy Tracy' | yellow | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Elegant Cushion' | pink | late | decorative |
| 'Emily' | pink | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Encore' | white | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Felicia' | pink | early | daisy Prophet |
| 'Festive Cushion' | bronze | late | decorative |
| 'Fiery Barbara' | bronze | mid | pompon Prophet |
| 'Fireside Cushion' | red | late | daisy |
| 'Fort Knox' | yellow | early | decorative |
| 'Fortune' | yellow | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Foxy Valerie' | red | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Freedom' | yellow | late | decorative |
| 'Frolic' | white | mid | decorative |
| 'Gentle Kimberly' | orange | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Ginger' | bronze | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Glowing Lynn' | orange | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Golden Grace' | yellow | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Goldmine' | yellow | mid | pompon |
| 'Goldstrike' | yellow | early | pompon |
| 'Goldtone' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Grace' | orange | early | daisy Prophet |
| 'Grandchild' | pink | early | decorative |
| 'Grenadine' | coral | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Harvest Emily' | orange | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Hawkeye' | yellow | early | daisy |
| 'Heather' | pink | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Hekla' | white | early | daisy |
| 'Helen' | red | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Holly' | yellow | early | pompon |
| 'Husky' | white | mid | decorative |
| 'Illusion' | white | early | quilled daisy Prophet |
| 'Ironsides' | bronze | early | pompon |
| 'Jackpot' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Janice' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Jennifer' | bronze | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Jessica' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Julia' | yellow | very late | daisy Prophet |
| 'Kimberly' | pink | very late | daisy Prophet |
| 'Lancer' | pink | early | spider |
| 'Laurie' | bronze | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Legend' | yellow | early | pompon Prophet |
| 'Linda' | white | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Lipstick' | bronze | mid | decorative |
| 'Lisa' | yellow | mid | spoon-tipped decorative Prophet |
| 'Lobo' | white | mid | pompon |
| 'Lynn' | pink | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Megan' | pink | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Minnautumn' | bronze | early | decorative |
| 'Minngopher' | red | early | decorative |
| 'Minnpink' | pink | late | decorative |
| 'Minnwhite' | white | early | decorative |
| 'Minnyellow' | yellow | early | decorative |
| 'Naomi' | pink | mid | spoon-tipped daisy Prophet |
| 'Nicole' | white | early | decorative |
| 'Orion' | yellow | very late | quilled decorative |
| 'Pancho' | bronze | early | decorative |
| 'Panther' | yellow | mid | button |
| 'Patriot' | white | early | pompon |
| 'Peachy Lynn' | orange | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Penquin' | white | mid | button |
| 'Pink Champagne' | pink | early | decorative |
| 'Powder River' | white | early | decorative |
| 'Purple Waters' | purple | early | decorative |
| 'Quaker' | white | early | spoon-tipped daisy |
| 'Radiant Lynn' | coral | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Raquel' | red | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Red Remarkable' | red | late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Remarkable' | bronze | late | decorative |
| 'Revere' | bronze | mid | decorative |
| 'Rhapsody' | pink | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Robin' | bronze | early | pompon |
| 'Rocket' | pink | mid | daisy |
| 'Roll Call' | bronze | early | decorative |
| 'Rose Serenade' | coral | early | decorative |
| 'Rosepink Debonair' | pink | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Royal Lynn' | pink | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Ruby Mound' | red | early | decorative |
| 'Salsa' | red | mid | daisy |
| 'Sandy' | bronze | early | daisy Prophet |
| 'Sarah' | bronze | very late | quilled decorative Prophet |
| 'Scottsdale' | bronze | mid | decorative |
| 'Seminole' | pink | mid | spoon-tipped daisy |
| 'Serenade' | coral | early | decorative |
| 'Shelley' | bronze | early | pompon Prophet |
| 'Soft Lynn' | pink | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Sophia' | pink | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Spartan' | white | mid | decorative |
| 'Spotlight' | white | early | decorative |
| 'Stardom' | pink | early | daisy |
| 'Stargazer' | pink | mid | daisy |
| 'Starlet' | bronze | mid | spoon-tipped daisy |
| 'Stephanie' | white | early | daisy Prophet |
| 'Stunning Lynn' | coral | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Sun Devil' | yellow | early | pompon |
| 'Sunburst Cushion' | yellow | early | fuji |
| 'Sundoro' | pink | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Sunny Denise' | yellow | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Sunny Linda' | yellow | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Sunny Morning' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Supra' | pink | very late | daisy |
| 'Symphony' | pink | early | decorative |
| 'Tanaga' | bronze | late | quilled daisy Prophet |
| 'Target' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Tiger' | bronze | mid | button |
| 'Tinkerbell' | pink | mid | decorative |
| 'Tolima' | white | mid | decorative Prophet |
| 'Tracy' | white | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Triumph' | bronze | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Valerie' | pink | very late | decorative Prophet |
| 'Vesta' | yellow | very late | quilled decorative |
| 'Viking' | orange | mid | decorative |
| 'Volunteer' | white | early | daisy |
| 'Warm Megan' | orange | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'West Point' | yellow | mid | button |
| 'White Grandchild' | white | early | pompon |
| 'White Stardom' | white | early | daisy |
| 'Wildcat' | pink | mid | decorative |
| 'Wolverine' | bronze | mid | spoon-tipped daisy |
| 'Yellow Cloud-9' | yellow | mid | decorative |
| 'Yellow Ginger' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Yellow Illusion' | yellow | early | quilled daisy Prophet |
| 'Yellow Jacket' | yellow | late | daisy |
| 'Yellow Nicole' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Yellow Sandy' | yellow | mid | daisy Prophet |
| 'Yellow Sarah' | yellow | very late | quilled decorative |
| 'Yellow Starlet' | yellow | mid | daisy |
| 'Yellow Triumph' | yellow | early | decorative Prophet |
| 'Zest' | bronze | mid | pompon |
| 'Zesty Barbara' | coral | mid | pompon Prophet |
| 'Zonta' | apricot | early | pompon |
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