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Pot mum

Pot mum

Garden mum

DifficultyVery easy
SeasonFall
PottedBlooms for 1-2 months

Meaning

Long life, good fortune

In fall it opens into a round ball of flowers. Cheap, and cheerful.

Mildly toxic to cats and dogs.

Light

Full sun

Water

Water when it dries. In bloom, water often.

Temperature

10-25°C

Feed

Every 2 weeks in bloom

Do this when you get home

  1. Put it where the balcony gets good sun
  2. Lots of flowers drink a lot. When the soil is dry, water it through.

Day to day

  • Pull off spent flowers
  • After flowering, cut it back. It sprouts again the next spring.

Common questions

The leaves turned yellow and black?

Too much water, or wet leaves with no airflow.

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Reminders and a care diary live in the app

Get a nudge when it’s time to water or change the vase water, and keep a diary for each plant, in the PetalPal app. Search “PetalPal” on the App Store or Google Play.