{"id":96409,"date":"2023-10-22T04:58:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T11:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=96409"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:37:32","slug":"making-mums-cool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/making-mums-cool\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Mums Cool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve long had mixed feelings about <strong>mums<\/strong> that suddenly pop up at grocery stores in the Fall, looking like <strong>outsize flower mushrooms<\/strong>. I\u2019ve tried not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but they&#8217;re just so loud and unnatural looking. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, a few years ago I happened upon some chartreuse-flowered chrysanthemums. I\u2019m weak for any chartreuse plant, so I succumbed to the purchase and I potted them up with some classier-to-my-eyes companion plants and felt very pleased with them. And then I went back for some pale yellow ones. And after they lived through the Winter and Spring and Summer to bloom again, I was hooked.<strong> It never occurred to me that they were perennial.<\/strong> Duh. Now I&#8217;m wholly enthusiastic about mums and am even happier to see that there are some very chic and more subtly-colored versions out there.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96417\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/30144\/chrysanthemum-sheffield\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-96417 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/chysanthemum-hillside-sheffield-pink-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"Chrysanthemum 'Hillside Sheffield Pink'\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/chysanthemum-hillside-sheffield-pink-scaled-1.webp 2200w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/chysanthemum-hillside-sheffield-pink-scaled-1-1280x887.webp 1280w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/chysanthemum-hillside-sheffield-pink-scaled-1-980x679.webp 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/chysanthemum-hillside-sheffield-pink-scaled-1-480x333.webp 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2200px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/30144\/chrysanthemum-sheffield\/\">Chrysanthemum &#8216;Hillside Sheffield Pink&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/secretgardengrowers.com\/\">Secret Garden Growers.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another happy discovery was that the handsome, ferny chrysanthemum foliage makes a <strong>nice filler<\/strong>. It&#8217;s <strong>polite and unobtrusive<\/strong>, blending in well in borders or containers for most of the year, since their floral eruption is contained to the Fall season when I&#8217;m in the mood to celebrate as many of the last flowers and vivid colors of the season as I can. Good job mums!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96411\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96411\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-96411\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142732\/IMG_9713-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Garden mum plant\" width=\"333\" height=\"444\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Garden mum plant out of bloom in container plant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So here we go, a couple <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/genus\/chrysanthemum\/\">chrysanthemums<\/a> for people who don&#8217;t like chrysanthemums<\/strong>, as well as some Fall into Winter <strong>container plant pairings<\/strong>\u00a0that will take even your most unabashedly colorful grocery store mums into a more modern and tasteful realm.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96491\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96491\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-96491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Carex-testacea.jpeg\" alt=\"Carex testacea \" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Carex-testacea.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Carex-testacea-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/11960\/carex-testacea\/\">Carex testacea, copper sedge<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/flutterandhum.wpcomstaging.com\/page\/8\/\">Anna Kullgren<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pair mums with grasses,<strong> those container garden workhorses<\/strong> that provide bulk, height, texture, and movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/11960\/carex-testacea\/\">Carex Testacea<\/a> shown above takes a cue from Fall and takes on an excellent copper color. Or try the very quirky, fun <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/10254\/carex-comans-frosted-curls\/\">Carex comans &#8216;Frosted Curls&#8217;<\/a>. Either would be divine in the sepia sunlight season paired with the beautiful apricot colored <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/30144\/chrysanthemum-sheffield\/\">Chrysanthemum &#8216;Sheffield&#8217;<\/a>. I&#8217;m also crazy about the majestic <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/10225\/calamagrostis-x-acutiflora-karl-foerster\/\">&#8216;Karl Foerster&#8217;<\/a> feather reed grass as a specimen plant in a container because of it&#8217;s narrow and well-behaved habit and the way the Fall and Winter sun looks gleaming through the golden-tan seed heads.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96494\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"wp-image-96494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Karl-Foerster.jpeg\" alt=\"'Karl Foerster' Feather Reed Grass. \" width=\"328\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Karl-Foerster.jpeg 328w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142730\/Karl-Foerster-197x300.jpeg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/10225\/calamagrostis-x-acutiflora-karl-foerster\/\">Calamagrostis x acutiflora &#8216;Karl Foerster<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/karlgercens\/15624860841\/sizes\/l\/\">Karl Gercens III<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Or consider <strong>New Zealand flax<\/strong> as a foundation plant to combine with your mums. One cool option is the super rare and super terrific <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/17682\/phormium-tenax-guardsman\/\">Phormium Tenax &#8216;Guardsman&#8217;<\/a>. Cistus Nursery says it can grow over 10&#8242; (!!!) but a mortal such as myself would be just as awe-inspired to get one to 6&#8242;. Or how fun would it be to combine pinky <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/7088\/phormium-jester\/\">Phormium &#8216;Jester&#8217;<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/8747\/helleborus-x-hybridus-berry-swirl-winter-jewels-series\/\">Helleborus x hybridus &#8216;Berry Swirl&#8217; Winter Jewels,<\/a> the broad-leaved, pink tinged<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/11520\/heuchera-green-spice\/\"> Heuchera &#8216;Green Spice&#8217;,<\/a> and some pretty <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6461\/chrysanthemum-clara-curtis\/\">Chrysanthemum &#8216;Clara Curtis&#8217;<\/a> dancing through it all? Swoon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96724\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96724\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96724\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/phormium-jester.jpeg\" alt=\"Phormium Jester\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/phormium-jester.jpeg 333w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/phormium-jester-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/7088\/phormium-jester\/\">Phormium &#8216;Jester&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/karlgercens\/\">Karl Gercens III<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96725\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96725\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96725\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Helleborus-orientalis-Berry-Swirl.jpeg\" alt=\"Helleborus orientalis 'Berry Swirl'\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Helleborus-orientalis-Berry-Swirl.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Helleborus-orientalis-Berry-Swirl-199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/8747\/helleborus-x-hybridus-berry-swirl-winter-jewels-series\/\">Helleborus orientalis &#8216;Berry Swirl&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/karlgercens\/\">Karl Gercens III<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96731\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96731\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96731\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Heuchera-Green-Spice-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Heuchera 'Green Spice' \" width=\"833\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Heuchera-Green-Spice-1.jpeg 833w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Heuchera-Green-Spice-1-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 833px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/11520\/heuchera-green-spice\/\">Heuchera &#8216;Green Spice&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/secretgardengrowers.com\/\">Secret Garden Growers.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96726\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96726\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96726\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Chrysanthemum-Clara-Curtis.jpeg\" alt=\"Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Chrysanthemum-Clara-Curtis.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Chrysanthemum-Clara-Curtis-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6461\/chrysanthemum-clara-curtis\/\">Chrysanthemum &#8216;Clara Curtis&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/cistus.com\/\">Cistus Nursery.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re ready to fully embrace the <strong>loud and proud Autumnal reds and yellows<\/strong> of the typical grocery store mums, here are some fun plant pairing ideas that will really make them pop and provide lasting interest in the months ahead.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96729\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96729\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96729\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/IMG_9768-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fall Garden Mums\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/IMG_9768-scaled.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/IMG_9768-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/IMG_9768-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/IMG_9768-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 4032px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Fall Garden Mums<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96741\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96741\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96741\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Lonicera-nitida-Twiggy-.jpeg\" alt=\"Lonicera nitida 'Twiggy' \" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Lonicera-nitida-Twiggy-.jpeg 332w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Lonicera-nitida-Twiggy--199x300.jpeg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/9030\/lonicera-nitida-twiggy\/\">Lonicera nitida &#8216;Twiggy&#8217;.<\/a> Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/karlgercens\/\">Karl Gercens III<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A dwarf version of the indispensable golden box honeysuckle, <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/9030\/lonicera-nitida-twiggy\/\">Lonicera nitida &#8216;Twiggy&#8217;<\/a>, will provide a pop of evergreen golden color. And your mums will really love an underplanting of something dark like <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4109\/ajuga-reptans-catlins-giant\/\">Ajuga reptans &#8216;Catlin&#8217;s Giant&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96743\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96743\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96743\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Ajuga-reptans-Catlins-Giant-.jpeg\" alt=\"Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Ajuga-reptans-Catlins-Giant-.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Ajuga-reptans-Catlins-Giant--480x480.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4109\/ajuga-reptans-catlins-giant\/\">Ajuga reptans &#8216;Catlin&#8217;s Giant&#8217;.<\/a> Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/littleprinceplants.com\/\">Little Prince of Oregon.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/17037\/sedum-spurium-dragons-blood\/\">Sedum &#8216;Dragon&#8217;s Blood&#8217;<\/a> provides a dark red carpet covered in red flowers in late Summer and Fall.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96744\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_96744\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96744\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Sedum-spurium-Dragons-Blood.jpeg\" alt=\"Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Sedum-spurium-Dragons-Blood.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/08142728\/Sedum-spurium-Dragons-Blood-480x321.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 525px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_96744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/17037\/sedum-spurium-dragons-blood\/\">Sedum &#8216;Dragon&#8217;s Blood&#8217;<\/a>. Photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itsnotworkitsgardening.com\/2013\/02\/late-winter-color.html\">Alan Lorence.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve long had mixed feelings about mums that suddenly pop up at grocery stores in the Fall, looking like outsize flower mushrooms. I\u2019ve tried not to be a stick-in-the-mud, but they&#8217;re just so loud and unnatural looking. However, a few years ago I happened upon some chartreuse-flowered chrysanthemums. 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