What do I do with this plant? Need website to learn more about it.

Irene
by Irene
  12 answers
  • Vimarhonor Vimarhonor on Jan 16, 2021

    Hello. This looks like a Mum. They die back in the winter with seasonal weather changes.


    Typically these colorful plants are planted in the fall. Many times they do not come back. If you are in a gentler planting zone - it could return to life. Can be called a finicky perennial— good luck with your plant. Here’s a link that might be helpful.


    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/chrysanthemum/wintering-mums.htm


  • Noni Noni on Jan 16, 2021

    And be aware that mums purchased at the supermarket in the fall are usually 'hot-house' plants. If you can source field-raised mums, they are far more likely to survive winter.

  • Femmaeve MacQueen-Rose Femmaeve MacQueen-Rose on Jan 16, 2021

    Cut it down to 4 inches high. Dig it out. Using sharp pruners, divide the plant into smaller plantlets (portions with stems attached to roots). Remove the big rocks out of the garden bed. Rake the soil, add some organic matter (leaf mold, compost, peat moss) to the soil. Plant the new plantlets so that they fill in the bed (1 - 2 feet apart). Cover the entire bed with leaves until spring. Water the plantlets in and water every few days. In the spring, remove the leaves and fertilize the plantlets. Mulch the soil around the plantlets. Make sure they don't dry out during the summer and by the following year the bed will be overflowing with flowers. ENJOY!

  • Femmaeve MacQueen-Rose Femmaeve MacQueen-Rose on Jan 16, 2021

    OR, just cut it to the ground and hope it comes back - mums are a pain.



  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Jan 16, 2021

    Hello there,

    Cut it back to find green stems in the spring, then they should start again. You can cut it back now if you wish though.

  • Maura White Maura White on Jan 17, 2021

    You can use the app plant snap which can ID it for you and you can look it up on how to care for it.


  • It looks dead. I would just dig it up and compost it.

  • Redcatcec Redcatcec on Jan 18, 2021

    Looks like a Mum, I would cut off the dead stems and hope for re-growth. The dead parts can be composted.

  • Cheryl A Cheryl A on Jan 18, 2021

    your question and photo was posted twice for the same issues please review the answers on both your posts

  • I would transplant it somewhere you would like it in your garden or in a pot. If it is a mum, it might not grow back if there is a hard frost... I'm not sure what zone you are in.

  • Michelle Leslie Michelle Leslie on Jan 19, 2021

    Hi Irene, that looks like a Chrysanthemums (often referred to as a Mums). You can cut her down quite hard (about 2" or 5 cm off the ground). Add some mulch and she'll be sprouting new growth as soon as it warms up in Spring and you'll have a whole bush of beautiful flowers again in the Autumn. You can find all kinds of information about growing and caring for them here  https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/chrysanthemum.html

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Apr 13, 2021

    Hi there,

    Cut it back, Should see new growth in spring! Good luck!