Pick healthy mums early in the season—choose plants with tight buds, not full blooms. Decide between hardy mums for perennials or florist mums for one-time fall color. Give mums six hours of sun, ...

Mums like sun; they should get at least six hours of direct sunlight daily. Too much shade leads to leggy growth and fewer flower buds. Once they start blooming, they will last for four to eight weeks ...

Birmingham, AL Potted chrysanthemums—better known as mums but require additional care tips to help extend their growing season.

Cultivating these blooms in a pot instead of directly in the ground allows you to maintain these conditions for the plant, ...