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Plant the Container Above, mums are planted with brown-eyed Susans, purple fountain grass, croton and heuchera. Place a sunny display like this on your porch steps for a welcoming entrance.
What plants go well with mums?
Annuals & Mums Ornamental Peppers. Ornamental peppers are a great companion for mums in your fall garden. Pansies. Create an encore performance with pansies in the fall. Ornamental Cabbage and Kale. Who would think cabbage goes so well with mums! Sedums. Coral Bells. Ornamental Grasses. Pumpkins and Gourds.
What flower goes with mums?
In the garden, good companion plants for mums are vegetables and late-season flowering perennials such as coneflowers. In containers, pair them with Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ and alyssum.
Do mums in pots come back every year?
Because people often think that mums (formally called Chrysanthemums) are at best a finicky perennial, many gardeners treat them as annuals, but this doesn’t have to be the case. With just a little winter care for mums, these fall beauties can come back year after year.
What to do with mums in pots?
One of the best things you can do for your mum is repot it. Move it to a slightly larger container with good, fertile potting soil. Gently remove it from its store pot and break the roots up as best as you can – odds are they’re in a very tight ball.
Can I plant mums with other flowers?
Most garden mums are perennials in Zones 5-9 and much tougher than florist types. Some cultivars are less hardy than others and can be killed by an early spring frost, though. Pair mums with other cold-hardy plants, like the purple-leaf heuchera shown here, for stunning fall displays.
What to do with potted mums after blooming?
After they finish flowering, garden mums should be cut back far enough to remove all of the faded flowers (about one-quarter their height). If the winter stays very mild, some mums will produce a few more flowers. In late January or early February, garden mums should be cut back to about three inches from the ground.
Can pansies and mums be planted together?
Annuals. Classic bedding plants such as pansies and violas are a colorful choice for surrounding your chrysanthemums with more color. These plants also grow well in containers. Bracteantha, or straw flowers, look very similar to mums and have the same, moist but well-draining soil preferences.
How do I make my mums look good?
Mums like to be moist, so don’t let them dry out. Once you have your mums home, immediately check to see if they are moist, if not, give them a drink. Also, grab a saucer that you have laying around or an old plate and put that under the pot. These saucers are the ones I use and they work perfect.
How do I save my potted mums for next year?
Keep mums indoors until one week before the last expected spring frost. At that time, take the pot outdoors to its summer location for two or three hours, then bring it back indoors to its winter location. Each day, bring the pot outdoors and leave it there for an hour or so longer each time.
Can potted mums be planted in the ground?
Technically, however, they can be planted in your garden any time before the first frost of fall. This means you can try removing the mums from your pot and planting them in the ground in the fall. Plant them at the same depth as they were in the pot and water them thoroughly after planting.
Can I keep mums in pots over the winter?
Overwinter your mums in pots. If you’re not ready to give up your beautiful fall blooms, you can overwinter mums in pots as long as they’re hardy mums. Fall-blooming mums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) grow in USDA plant hardiness zones 4 to 9, and they’re often grown in pots as annuals in other zones.
Are potted mums annuals or perennials?
There are potted florist mums, which look just like garden (hardy) mums and even share the same botanical name (Chrysanthemum x morifolium)—and they’re perennials, but their survival depends on when you get them and where you live. Garden mums, also known as hardy mums, are perennial mums.
How do you keep potted mums blooming?
Plant the mums in well-draining soil that receives full sun. Fertilize well to encourage blooms. If the mums produce spring blooms, pinch them back before late summer to encourage fall flowering. Before winter, cover plants with several inches of mulch or straw.
How do you take care of outdoor potted mums?
Caring for outdoor mums Give mums plenty of space. It’s wise to plant your mums about 18 inches from other plants so their roots have room to expand. Water, but not too much. Deadhead. In colder climates your mums may need to be mulched using leaves, wood chips, or straw. If frost gets your mums, don’t fret.
Can I transplant potted mums?
The mums sold as potted or gift plants in spring are usually florist mums. They are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 through 9. You can transplant them outdoors any time of year except the hottest part of summer.
Do potted mums bloom more than once?
Chrysanthemums do not normally bloom twice. They put on foliage growth throughout the spring and summer, then produce buds in the late summer and fall. Start pinching them back as they grow through early July, then stop so that buds can form again.
