Better Homes & Gardens 1G Summer Sunset Mum with Farm Apple & Pumpkin Scented Stick

Chrysanthemums, lovingly known as mums for short, provide memorable late-season splashes of color for all your fall decorating, which you won’t soon forget. Red in tone, these mum flowers are a harbinger of cooler, crisper times to come. This red-flowering mum plant comes with the special addition of a scented spice stick. The discreetly placed spice stick will treat the senses to a delightful vanilla scent for 30 to 45 days or longer without being in the way or giving itself away. The flower show doesn’t really get started until after you receive your plant, which is by design and means a longer flowering period for you. Feature the beautiful blooms on the patio, by your front door, or on an outdoor dining table. No need to pinch the blooms. Once blooming has concluded for the season you can overwinter the plant indoors, with the option of planting it in the ground in spring (or right away in early fall in temperate areas). The long-lasting flowers are excellent for cut flower arrangements. Change the water, clean the vase, and recut flower stems every couple of days for longer lasting flowers. Mix and match with mums of different colors and sizes. Mums look delightful with those other hallmarks of fall — pumpkins as well as ornamental gourds. Thrives best in fertile, well-drained soil. Keep soil moist, watering freely in dry weather. You can fertilize every other week during the growing season.

• Beautiful mound of abundant bright color
• Feature on patio, doorsteps or in garden beds, borders
• Comes with vanilla-scented spice stick