chrysanthemums ?

Hi all, I quite fancy growing mum's in a container, and perhaps in a small border. The internet has so much info on mum's that I'm finding it difficult to get a consensus on, what mum/s are best for containers ? and what is the best time to buy and plant mum's in the UK ?
Any info much appreciated.
gazania

 

Hi Gazania
You can buy chrysanthemums in garden centres at the moment . For the garden you can grow spray or bloom varieties .Sprays would have the growing tip taken out and the results shoots allowed to flower , blooms would have the tip removed and the the resultings shots would have the flower buds reduced to just the main one on each stem giving a large bloom on each stem..
You can also grow them successfully in large pots or containers in the same way ..These would be classed as early flowering .

You can get varieties that will flower late in the year ,these would be grown in large pots during the summer then taken indoored in the autumn to flower Nov /Dec but these may not be so easy to find in the local garden centre .

Hope this helps .
Dave

 

Yes Dave that does help. I was confronted with so much info on the inernet that I couldn't suss it all out. !
I shall look at sprays and blooms over the weekend when I do a garden centre visit. I fancy having some around my circular Japanese garden, and I have a couple of big pots I would like to try them in.
Do you have any Dave ?
gazania

 

I have about 100 early plants in total ,comprising about 15 varieties ..and about 20 late flowering ,I grow the earlies on my allotment ,I will be planting out probably end of next week depending on the weather .Good luck in purchasing a few plants at the weekend ..

Dave

 

Hi Dave, well I visited 2 local garden centres today after work and neither had, or plan to be having any mum's ! Which was a bit disappointing.
If I do manage to find any, does a certain variety/type suit planting in containers ? Sprays perhaps ?
gazania

 

Hi Gazania .
Sorry to hear no one has any chrysanthemums locally ..There are specialist nurseries but it is a little late for just rooted cuttings ..As regards which to grow ,they will all proform well .

 

Hi, well, I called into another garden centre today and asked if they had any mum's. So, the lady say's 'it's too early yet.' Fair enough I say. THEN, looking about the centre I come across some white tall daisy like 'chrysanthemums.' THEN I came across a different type of white 'chrysanthemum'. THEN, I came across some nice small bergundy coloured 'chrysanthemums.' !!! I bought some of the burgundy 'chrysanthemums.' I was gonna tell the lady but thought 'hey ho'.
gazania

 

hi gazania,an old post i know but i was just the same as you,till i found this site.....www.chrysanthemumsdirect.co.uk there is a lot of info here,ie when,where and how,might be worth a look and the plants are all very good! simon