Chrysanthemum 'Dixter Orange'

An erect, woody-based, deciduous perennial, producing stems to 75cm (30in) high and a spread of 50cm (20in), with deeply divided, aromatic leaves, dark-green above and greyish-green on the reverse. In late summer and autumn, the plants produce sprays of fully double, deep orange flowers. The flowers are long lasting in water and are ideal to grow for cutting. The plants are winter hardy throughout most of the UK, but if grown in colder areas, are best heavily mulched over winter, or lifted after flowering and kept in cold, but frost-free conditions until spring.