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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl

Yes we can grow them here. Some varieties do better than others.
If you want to grow them as perennials, U/FL suggests the Korean cushion mums or Chrysanthemum Pacifica, which has yellow blooms and variegated foliage- adds interest in the garden when not in bloom.

They recommend mixing compost into the planting hole and choosing a full or semi-sunny location where they will have complete darkness at night for the best bloom. (no lamp post or street lamps)

I used (mail ordered) Belgium cushion mums up North- always planted babies in the spring, not fall, to give them time to establish. They were spectacular and did not require the pinching that some mums do. They were 7 years strong when I left.

I like the cushion mums as they are semi- dwarfs, multi branched and do not splay out as they grow.

Often, neighbors here consider Chrysanthemums as annuals, displaying them in cachepots for the Sept- Nov season, then discarding them after the bloom and changing them out for Poinsettias.

BTW, to the forum!

Thank you for the information