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Chrysanthemum 'Paintbox Purple'

Garden Mum


Photo courtesy of Ball Seeds

  • Bright saturated deep pink with very good color retention
  • Excellent spherical habit
Border or Bed
Border or Bed
Cold Tolerant
Cold Tolerant
Container
Container
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Cut Flower/ Foliage
Drought Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Deer Resistant
Deer Resistant

Dense, bushy, mounding habit. Deeply lobed, grey-green foliage. Comes in a range of colors such as pink, yellow and orange. Often daisy-like in appearance with yellow centers blooming from late summer to mid fall. Great late season color in perennial beds and borders.



Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Prefers well drained soil.  Water newly planted mums thoroughly.  Avoid letting plants wilt. Once established water enough to keep moist, but not wet. If bottom leaves start to turn brown, water more often. Water soil, not plant to avoid disease.


Height: 14-24 in
Spacing: 7-36 in
Price Level 1: $8.99 ea. or 5 for $40~9”
Bloom Color: Pink, Purple
 

Additional Characteristics & Attributes:


Attributes:

  • Border or Bed
  • Drought Tolerant
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Container
  • Fall Color
  • Cut Flower/ Foliage
  • Cold Tolerant

Critter Resistance:

  • Rabbit Resistant
  • Deer Resistant

Exposure:

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Sun

Habit:

  • Upright
  • Mounding

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Fall
  • Summer

Attracts Wildlife:

  • Attracts Pollinators
  • Attracts Butterflies

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water
  • Moist, Well-Drained


Genus Overview: Chrysanthemum

Common Name: Hardy Garden Mum

Dense, bushy, mounding habit. Deeply lobed, grey-green foliage. Comes in a range of colors such as pink, yellow and orange. Often daisy-like in appearance with yellow centers blooming from late summer to mid fall. Great late season color in perennial beds and borders.