Tiger Tail Chrysanthemum

Other Names: Garden Mum, Korean Mum, Dendranthemum

Ornamental Features:

Tiger Tail Chrysanthemum is smothered in stunning salmon daisy flowers with yellow overtones at the ends of the stems from early to late fall, which emerge from distinctive coppery-bronze flower buds. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It's fragrant ferny leaves remain green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Tiger Tail Chrysanthemum is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Tiger Tail Chrysanthemum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Container Planting
• Border Edging

Plant Characteristics:

Tiger Tail Chrysanthemum will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This plant can be propagated by division.

This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.