Chrysanthemum Chrystal "Orange" 14cmPot

🧡 Chrysanthemum ‘Chrystal Orange’

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum × morifolium ‘Chrystal Orange’
Common Names: Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Florist’s Chrysanthemum

📌 Product Description

Chrysanthemum ‘Chrystal Orange’ is a compact, free-flowering variety producing masses of bright orange, daisy-like blooms that deliver bold seasonal colour. Its neat, rounded habit and heavy flowering make it ideal for patio pots, garden beds, borders, and entrance displays.

Perfect for adding warmth to autumn gardens in South Africa, this variety offers long-lasting blooms and reliable performance in both containers and landscape plantings.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

• Height: approx. 30 – 45 cm
• Spread: approx. 30 – 40 cm
• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, rounded
• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast during active growth

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to light shade (best flowering in full sun)
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with compost
• Water:
  • Keep soil consistently moist
  • Avoid waterlogging
• Feeding: Apply a balanced fertiliser every 2–3 weeks during the growing season
• Maintenance:
  • Remove spent blooms to prolong flowering
  • Pinch back tips earlier in the season for fuller plants

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

• Best Planting Time: Late summer to early autumn (January – March)
• Flowering Season: Autumn (March – May)
• Growing Season: Spring to autumn
• Climate Suitability: Suitable for temperate regions
• Frost Tolerance: Tolerates light frost; protect in severe frost areas

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Vibrant autumn colour
• Excellent for pots and mass planting
• Long-lasting blooms
• Easy-care seasonal plant

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Patio and balcony containers
✔ Garden beds and borders
✔ Seasonal colour displays
✔ Entrance and pathway plantings