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Chrysanthemum 'Bronze Cassandra' (5b)

chrysanthemum 'Bronze Cassandra'

A tender perennial with dark green leaves and medium sized, fully double flowers with rusty reddish-orange petals that are soft peachy yellow on the reverse

Synonyms
Dendranthema 'Bronze Cassandra'
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Size
Ultimate height
0.5–1 metres
Time to ultimate height
1–2 years
Ultimate spread
0.5–1 metres
Growing conditions
Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Green
Autumn Orange Yellow Red Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
  • Partial shade
Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H2
Botanical details
Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Potentially harmful
Skin allergen. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Genus

Chrysanthemum are erect woody-based perennials with aromatic, pinnately lobed leaves and flowerheads of diverse form, from late summer to late autumn

Name status

Accepted

Horticultural Group
Indoor Intermediate, Medium-flowered chrysanthemums have branched stems bearing several fully double flowerheads with mostly incurving florets, some outer florets reflexed

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How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a cold frame in a peat-free, loam-based potting compost and move into a warm glasshouse in early autumn. Provide bright filtered light with good ventilation and a minimum temperature of 10°C. During the growing season water moderately and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser weekly

Propagation

Propagate by basal softwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Conservatory and greenhouse
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Pinch out growing tips and disbud as required

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, earwigs, leaf and bud eelworms, capsid bugs, chrysanthemum leaf miners, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

May be susceptible to grey mould, powdery mildews, chrysanthemum white rust and virus diseases

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