Chrysanthemum

Growing from seed

Start Chrysanthemum indoors about 8 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 120 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderExcellent pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Thrips and more that attack Chrysanthemum
  • ❧Chrysanthemum draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Chrysanthemum feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps and Lacewings, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners and more that attack Chrysanthemum
  • ❧Chrysanthemum draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Chrysanthemum feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Crimson Clover attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Chrysanthemum
  • ❧Crimson Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Chrysanthemum feeds on
  • ❧Crimson Clover acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Chrysanthemum

How to grow Chrysanthemum

1. Sow8 weeks before frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space45 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~120 days

Water: Medium · Height: 90 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile