Fraser Valley Rose Farm | Save Your Potted Mums. Propagation by Cuttings @FraserValleyRoseFarm | Uploaded 11 months ago | Updated 45 seconds ago
The potted mums that are commonly sold as fall decor are bred from perennial chrysanthemum varieties. While the focus of current breeding is not really on making a hardy perennial, they're often hardy to zones 5 or 6 when well-established in the garden. If you care to try, your best chance at "saving" garden mums from one season to the next is one of two methods:
1. Plant the mums out in the garden fairly early after purchase - the more time they have for rooting, the better. In my example, I'm starting late, so I've trimmed the flowers. That'll serve (I hope) to allow more light down to the foliage, and redirect the plant's energy from flowering to rooting.
2. Propagate by cuttings. Again, this is likely better earlier in the year - on mums you've already overwintered. I'll show in this video, however, that it's possible to root cutting even from flowering stems.
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The potted mums that are commonly sold as fall decor are bred from perennial chrysanthemum varieties. While the focus of current breeding is not really on making a hardy perennial, they're often hardy to zones 5 or 6 when well-established in the garden. If you care to try, your best chance at "saving" garden mums from one season to the next is one of two methods:
1. Plant the mums out in the garden fairly early after purchase - the more time they have for rooting, the better. In my example, I'm starting late, so I've trimmed the flowers. That'll serve (I hope) to allow more light down to the foliage, and redirect the plant's energy from flowering to rooting.
2. Propagate by cuttings. Again, this is likely better earlier in the year - on mums you've already overwintered. I'll show in this video, however, that it's possible to root cutting even from flowering stems.
If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out:
Send a tip: buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm
Have a look at our Amazon shop: amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm
Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page:
facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm
Leave a review of our farm on Google:
https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review
For shareable articles on roses and gardening:
fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening
