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Does anyone know how to care for Chrisanthemuns? (Original Post) LuckyCharms Sep 2020 OP
If they are hardy mums, leave the withered stems on all winter Wicked Blue Sep 2020 #1
Wicked, the OP was Lucky Charms. Just ignore him, it's best. Shrike47 Sep 2020 #2
1.5 nipples? Harker Sep 2020 #3
Roses are nice flowers n/t cyclonefence Sep 2020 #4

Wicked Blue

(5,767 posts)
1. If they are hardy mums, leave the withered stems on all winter
Wed Sep 30, 2020, 01:49 PM
Sep 2020

Gently remove them when the new stems are a couple of inches high.

Pinch or prune one to two inches from the tops of the plants in mid July, mid August and early September, making sure you remove all the buds.

This keeps the plants from getting tall and straggely. It also postpones blooming until early October.

Pruning times vary depending on your local climate. My pruning times are for central Maryland.

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