chrysanthemum 'Yellow John Hughes'

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. Pinching out the growing tip when the plants are 15-20cm tall to encourage free flowering bushy plants. Staking is usually required. There is no need to deadhead. In mild areas leave in the ground protected by a thick mulch. Elsewhere lift the crowns and store in a greenhouse, raising fresh plants from these each year

Pinch out growing tips and disbud as required

Propagate by rooting softwood cuttings in loam-less potting compost at 16°C

Susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, aphids, glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite and capsid bug

Susceptible to glasshouse grey mould, powdery mildews and chrysanthemum white rust