Chrysanthemum (Rubellum Group)
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Chrysanthemum rubellum
- Chrysanthemum × rubellum
- Dendranthema × rubellum
- Phonetic Spelling
- kris-AN-the-mum
- Description
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Hardy Chrysanthemum, a hardy perennial unlike some other Chrysanthemums, comes in many colors and looks beautiful in a mass planting.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Annuals, Perennials, Vines, and Groundcovers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Backyard Grouping Backyard Planting Pollinator Garden- Partial Shade Children's Secret Garden- Wilson Botanical Gardens Dry Stream Garden
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chrysanthemum
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Eurasia to Indo-China, Subarctic America, to Canada
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Oval
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- The composite head is composed of a yellow center (called disk flowers) and petals of either pink, cream, white, red, or lavender (called ray flowers).
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves at the bottom (4 inches) are longer than those are the top and have more defined margins (generally dentate and lobed) compared to the newer/top leaves.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Walkways
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
