When should I plant Garden Mum?

Sow seed indoors 8–6 weeks before your last spring frost. Move seedlings into the garden from 1 weeks before to 2 weeks after your last spring frost.

How far apart do I plant Garden Mum?

Space Garden Mum about 18″ apart. It grows best in full sun.

Good companions for Garden Mum include Marigold, Lavender.

Garden Mum is suited to USDA zones 5–9 and takes ~120 days (to fall bloom).

The signature flower of autumn - mounds of daisy blooms that carry the garden's color right up to frost.

Quick tip

Pinch back through early summer for a bushy, bud-laden plant; the show comes as the days shorten in fall.

☀️ Full sun↔ 18″ apartZones 5–9⏳ ~120d

Start indoorsSow seed indoors 8–6 weeks before your last spring frost.
Transplant outMove seedlings into the garden from 1 weeks before to 2 weeks after your last spring frost.

Botanical name

Chrysanthemum × morifolium

Plant near

🌱 A relative of the pyrethrum daisy - its foliage is a reputed pest deterrent along a bed's edge.