Hardy Mum -
(Chrysanthemum morifolium 'Atlantico')
Perennial Plants
Other Common Names: Atlantico Garden Mum, Chrysanthemum 'Atlantico', Perennial Mum, Daisy Mum, Mum
Family: Asteraceae Genus: Chrysanthemum Species: morifolium Cultivar: 'Atlantico'
Brent Wilson
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Hardy Mum Overview· 1,049 viewsBelow are common attributes associated to Hardy Mum. Plant Type: Perennial Temp / Zone: Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F, Zone 5B · -15° to -10° F, Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F, Zone 6B · -5° to 0° F, Zone 7A · 0° to 5° F, Zone 7B · 5° to 10° F, Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F, Zone 8B · 15° to 20° F, Zone 9A · 20° to 25° F Sun Exposure: Full / Mostly Sun Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt Soil Drainage: Well Drained Level of Care: Low Growth Rates: Moderate Flower Color: Bright Yellow, Yellow Attracts: Visual Attention Foliage Color: Dark Green Average Height: 1' to 2' Average Width: 1' to 2' Fragrances: None Season of Color: Fall Blooms Resistant To: Deer Resistant, Heat, Insect Landscape Uses: Containers / Planters, Hanging Baskets, Landscape Beds, Mass Planting, Perennial Garden, Small Groups Growth Habits: Bushy, Dense, Mounding, Upright Loading Plant Attributes
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Brent Wilson · Gardenality Administrator · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
You don't have to pinch your mums but, in order to grow a bushier, more compact plant that will bloom on time (during Fall) and produce more flowers, some pinching will be required.
Pinching involves the removal of stem tips. Pinching can be done with your finger tips or a pair of hand shears or sharp pruners. If you don't have long or strong finger nails I'd suggest a sharp pair of bypass hand pruners.
You can pinch the stem tips on the mums growing in your garden for the first time in spring: when the shoots have emerged and grown to approximately 6 inches tall. Pinch the stem just below the first set of leaves. Beneath where you pinched, new lateral (side) branches will develop along the stem. As soon as these new side branches become 6 to 8 inches long, the tips of these can be pinched. You can continue pinching like this until early July. I usually cease pinching around 4th of July because this is an easy date to remember. For some mums, which I know to be later bloomers, I might pinch a little beyond this time. I usually pinch about two or three times during the season.
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