2. BOTANICAL NAME C HRYSANTHEMUM MORIFOLIUM or D ENDRANTHEMA X GRANDIFLORA

3. PRONUNCIATION kris - AN - thah - mum more- ih -FOE- lee -um

4. COMMON NAME  Florist Chrysanthemum  (Garden Chrysanthemum)

6. FAMILY  Compositae

7. Life Cycle  Herbaceous perennial

8. Growth Habit  Bedding plant, cut flower, potted plant  Height 12” - 36”  Width 16” - 36”  Upright/Spreading

9. ARRANGEMENT  Alternate

10. LEAF  Ovate  Length 3”  Width 1” - 1 1/2”

11. MARGIN  Lobed

12. VEINS  Pinnate

13. COMPOSITION  Simple

14. FLOWER  Fall (naturally)  All colors but blue  Flowering can be forced any month

16. FRUIT

17. EXPOSURE  Sun

18. USE  Bedding  Cut flower  Potted plants

19. DESCRIPTION  Leaves are lobed  Stem is herbaceous  100’s of types and cultivars

22. CULTURAL PRACTICES  Short day plant

23. PROBLEMS  Powdery mildew  Aphids

24. ZONES  5 - 10