Chrysanthemum Green Nightingale 7cm

Green fantasy spider with long, curled petals. Flower colour is predominately green, however becomes more yellowish-green if grown in full sun and more of a darker green under cooler, shaded conditions.

Flower size, up to 15 cm if grown as a disbud. Blooms under shortening day length (autumn into winter).

Long vase life, plant medium-tall in height, best staked as flowers are large.

Dis-bud plants to produce 2-3 exhibition sized blooms or allow sprays and many side shoots to develop. Excellent for use in floral work as a back ground filler (sprays) or single feature bloom

Chrysanthemum plants are tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions and can also be grown in pots, avoid very poorly drained soil.

Chrysanthemums will be largely dormant over winter with little growth of shoots until spring.

Plants prefer full sun, some protection from wind is recommended, especially taller growing varieties which will also require staking.

Apply general purpose fertiliser in spring and again pre-flowering in late summer. Protect from slugs and snails during wet weather as young plants are particularly prone to attack. General garden sprays can be used for insect pests such as aphids which may appear in spring, avoid spaying the tops of the plants once the flower buds have formed.