Hardy Garden Mum 'Fireworks Igloo'
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-9
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Height: 18-20 inches
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Spread: 30 inches
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Bloom Time: late summer to frost
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Bloom: narrow-petaled 2 1/2 inch lavender-pink flowers with
spider-type form
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Light: full sun
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Soil: well drained; best in fertile,
humusy soil
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Moisture: medium, consistent moisture
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Use: fall color; mass, group, or
edging; containers; cut flower
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Care: pinch back foliage in early June
to keep compact and delay flowering; blooms do not require pinching; to
increase winter-hardiness, cut back to 6 inches after last frost and insulate
with winter mulch; divide as needed every 2-3 years in the spring
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Concerns: no serious insect of disease
problems, but may be damaged by aphids, thrips, and spider mites
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Native to: hybrid cultivar
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Notes: uniform rounded masses of lobed
green foliage; blooms profusely starting the
first year; flowers attract butterflies and bees; rabbit and deer
tolerant
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Supplier: Kopke's Fruit of the Bloom
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Welcome Garden B149
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