Chrysanthemums are something for both the flower pot and the flower bed. Depending on how you want to plant chrysanthemums, you should follow our tips.
Every year in late summer until autumn, the chrysanthemum, which actually comes from Asia, delights us with its incredibly diverse blaze of colour. From yellow to red and orange (autumn colors) and white to pink and violet, everything is included here. Because of the many color nuances, autumnal decorations can be spiced up with it.
The chrysanthemum does not have to find a permanent place in the garden. You can also plant this flower in pots. We would like to present both options to you here.
Planting chrysanthemums in flower pots
Chrysanthemums are ideal for planting in pots and are therefore often offered in this form in specialist garden stores. The plant can find its place on balconies, terraces, in front door areas and front gardens in a sunny to moderately semi-shady location. Chrysanthemums are flowers for particularly sunny beds or locations.
For all these purposes, the plants are available in many shops and garden centers in various growth heights from August onwards at extremely low prices and can then develop their blooms in outdoor pots until October, sometimes even until November.
But you should never place the plants directly in the garden. Ideally, you should always repot the plants in nutrient-rich potting soil beforehand.
» Tip:
Cover the chrysanthemum pots with garden fleece on frosty nights to protect them from direct frost damage!
Wintering of potted plants:
The chrysanthemums in the pot should overwinter in a cool, but frost-free and light-flooded room. To do this, however, you have to cut the plants back well. From April you can put the chrysanthemums outdoors again, where they will produce fresh shoots immediately.
Planting chrysanthemums in the garden
Chrysanthemums can also be planted outdoors without any problems. Especially for grave plantingChrysanthemums are very suitable for grave design in winter. All you have to do here is make sure that you plant the plants in a sunny, wind-protected location, as this promotes their growth and flowering over the long term.
It is also important that you do not plant the chrysanthemums too close together, as this can cause the chrysanthemum rust to attack the chrysanthemums. This is noticeable by greenish-white or yellow spots on the upper side of the leaf.
Wintering of chrysanthemums:
After flowering, you should cut back the chrysanthemums and cover them with brushwood, leaves or garden fleece. This way the flowers can easily overwinter outdoors. In the spring, the garden chrysanthemums usually sprout again.
Caring for chrysanthemums - That's how it's done
Regardless of which planting variant you have chosen, the chrysanthemums must of course be properly cared for afterwards. The most important care instructions are listed here.
Watering chrysanthemums:
Chrysanthemums need to be kept constantly moist but not wet. So stick a finger into the potting soil regularly to check if the soil is moist enough.
Fertilize chrysanthemums:
During their growth in spring, you should fertilize the chrysanthemums every three to four weeks. You can also work fresh compost into the soil around the perennials in spring.
Propagating chrysanthemums:
You can easily propagate the chrysanthemums by dividing them. As a result, they then grow much better or become much larger as a result. Prune the flowers moderately again in early summer and they will grow much more compact (bushy).
» Tip:
The chrysanthemum is ideal as a cut flower and keeps for a long time in indoor vases. You should not keep the chrysanthemums too warm, as this is the only way to keep cut flowers fresh for longer.