Chrysanthemums, known as “mums” for short, are a beautiful way to add color to an autumn patio garden. Pollinators love these flowers, and mums stay colorful even when the weather gets frosty. These ...

Chrysanthemums are hardy, herbaceous perennials that generally bloom in our area from October to December. (Katherine Frey for Washington Post ) Although temperatures are still regularly reaching the ...

The centerpiece of Longwood Gardens’ chrysanthemum festival usually can be measured in hundreds of blooms. This year’s showstoppers can be measured in hundreds of years. Artists spent more than three ...

As early as the 15th century B.C., chrysanthemums were being cultivated in China as a flowering herb, believed to have the power of life. Early societies boiled roots as a headache remedy, and ate ...

Cut-flower mums are selected for their ability, when cultivated properly, to produce spectacularly large flowers with long, strong stems suitable for cutting. Typically, cut-lower mums grown in pots ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Basking in an afternoon sun, rows of chrysanthemums on David and Rebecca Kreider’s farm mimic the vibrant colors of ...