chrysanthemum 'Karen Taylor'

Grow in a sheltered site in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter and general purpose fertiliser. Water freely in dry weather. Pinch out the growing tips when the plants are 15-20cm to encourage bushy, floriferous plants. Staking is usually required. In mild areas the plants can be left in the ground over winter; elsewhere lift the crowns and store in a greenhouse, raising fresh plants from these each year. See staking perennials and chrysanthemum cultivation for further information

Cut back to near ground level in the autumn before lifting and storing for winter

Propagate by softwood cuttings taken in spring taken from shoots of stored stools

May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs ,chrysanthemum eelworms, capsid bugs, leaf miners, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly

May be susceptible to chrysanthemum white rust, powdery mildews, grey moulds and a virus