Florist's chrysanthemum
Sources last read 14 September 2026.
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Also called Autumn Mum, Chrysanthemum, Florist's Daisy, Garden Chrysanthemum, Garden Hardy Chrysanthemum, Garden Mum, Hardy Garden Mum and Mum.
Florist's chrysanthemum is toxic
- Not assessed for cats. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Not assessed for dogs. This plant is not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety: none of the sources read for this site gives an answer either way. Treat it as unknown.
- Toxic to people. Toxic to people (low severity). NC State Extension
What the sources say about its care
Sources file this plant under other names: Chrysanthemum morifolium. Citations below point at the name its source uses.
- Light
- Full sunNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Water
- Good Drainage, MoistNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Humidity
No source read publishes a humidity figure for any plant on this site. What follows is general guidance for foliage plants.
ASHRAE recommends indoor relative humidity between 30% and 60% 30–60%Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026- Soil
- High Organic Matter; pH Neutral (6.0-8.0)NC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to cats
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Toxic to dogs
- Not on the ASPCA list. That is not a finding of safety.ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Harmful to people
- Toxic to people (low severity)NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
Routine care
- Propagation
- By division or stem cuttings.NC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Pests and diseases
- Can be troubled by chrysanthemum aphid and chrysanthemum lace bug. Diseases: southern bacterial wilt, southern blight.NC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
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About the plant
Chrysanthemum × morifolium is a hybrid species of perennial plant in the genus Chrysanthemum of the family Asteraceae.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · read 13 September 2026
- Native range
- SE. ChinaWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026AsiaNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Climate
- subtropicalWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- Growth form
- perennialWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants, June 2026 release, CC BY.Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026Herbaceous Perennial; habit dense, erect, moundingNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Size
- Height 12–36 in; width 12–24 inNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Flowering
- Flowers brown/copper, gold/yellow, orange, purple/lavender, white; blooms in fallNC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
- Uses
What sources record people using this plant for. A traditional or medicinal use listed here is a record of use, not advice to eat it or treat anything with it.
Used in traditional Chinese medicine. In Asia the flower buds and petals are made into a sweet drink or tea, and in Korea into wine.NC State Extension, filed as Chrysanthemum x morifolium · read 13 September 2026
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Sources
- ASPCA · read 13 September 2026
- Kew WCVP · read 13 September 2026
- NC State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Penn State Extension · read 13 September 2026
- Wikipedia · read 13 September 2026
What this does not cover
The figures above are what published sources say, not measurements of the plant in your room. They say nothing about your pot size, your water, the season, or how far from the glass the plant stands, and those decide more than any figure here does.
Humidity has no species figure because no source read for this site publishes one, and the only temperature published for this plant is a cold floor. The simulator fills those gaps with general figures for its kind of plant, marked as general and listed on how we read sources. Where a toxicity row says the plant was not assessed, that is the absence of a finding and not a finding of safety.
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