chrysanthemum [Barbara]

Suited to pot cultivation for flowering outdoors this cultivar is considered half-hardy needing winter protection. Water regularly and feed until flower buds colour up. See chrysanthemum cultivation

Pinch out cuttings-raised plants at the start of summer to encourage bushiness

Propagate by basal cuttings in early spring

May be susceptible to chrysanthemum leaf miner, glasshouse whitefly and aphids

Susceptible to chrysanthemum white rust, powdery mildews and grey moulds