Many garden owners buy new potted chrysanthemums in garden shops every year as colorful autumn decorations in front of the front door or on the terrace. There are also chrysanthemum varieties that can be winter-proof in the right location and with the right care.

Some garden chrysanthemum species also survive German winters

Select appropriate varieties

By no means all chrysanthemum varieties tolerate temperatures in the double-digit minus range without damage. Therefore, when purchasing chrysanthemums for perennial culture in the garden, you should make sure that they are expressly suitable for this type of care and not only usable as indoor plants. Chrysanthemum varieties that have proven particularly useful for perennial cultivation outdoors include the following varieties:

  • "heave"
  • "bee"
  • "Anja's Bouquet"
  • "mist rose"
  • "Fellbach Wine"
  • "Gold Marianne"
  • "Little Amber"

Give the chrysanthemums the opportunity to become winter hardy

A lover of beautiful autumn flowers usually buys winter-hardy chrysanthemums in pots. However, you should avoid burying your potted autumn chrysanthemum blooms in the first bed before the first frost. In order for the plants to have a realistic chance of overwintering successfully, they must first be able to take root properly at their location in the bed. Therefore, plant specimens intended for outdoor use directly in the garden as early as May if possible. In addition, chrysanthemum bushes grown from young plants are usually a lot more resistant than the quickly grown plants from the warm greenhouse.

The right winter protection for overwintering garden chrysanthemums

To ensure that no accidents happen during the winter, even in very cool locations, chrysanthemums in the garden should be protected from the winter cold with special measures, even if they are basically suitable for outdoor use. It does no harm if you pile up the leaves that are already growing in the garden around the root area of the chrysanthemum in autumn. In addition, you can cover the perennial plants with some fir or spruce brushwood. To prevent winter waterlogging in very heavy soil, you should loosen it up with some sand and grit. Chrysanthemums should only be pruned in late winter or before new sprouting in spring.

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Long-lasting flowering chrysanthemums are perfect for a so-called steppe garden, not least because of their location requirements. There they can also be combined well with plants such as Chinese reed, a sedum plant or herbs such as rosemary.

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