1 Care
1.1 Where to Plant?
1.2 How to Plant?
Layering, Root Division, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
1.3 Plant Maintenance
1.4 Watering Plants
1.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Needs watering once a week
1.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Consistently
1.4.3 In Spring
1.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
1.5 Soil
1.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
1.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
1.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
1.7 Pruning
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, remove old stems before spring
No pruning needed, Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in winter
1.9 Pests and Diseases
chrysanthemum eelworms, Slugs, Snails
Downy mildew, Gall Insects, Leaf curl, Peach Leaf Curl, Powdery mildew, Root rot
1.10 Plant Tolerance