Belgian Mum® Mika Orange
List Price: 16.49
Price:
8.24
Each Quart-sized Pot contains 1 Mika Orange Belgian Mum® Plant
Plant Features
Mika Orange Belgian Mum® Plants produce bi-colored blossoms that are dark, reddish orange at their core with a much lighter autumn-leafy-orange on the surrounding petals. Starts blooming
Early September in the North and
Mid September in the South. Belgian mums are prized for their large number of flower buds, sometimes as many as 1000 per plant. They are tough and resistant to damage, and do not need pinching or staking.
Mika Orange Belgian Mum Plant Care Instructions: Keep plants moist and well feed. A weekly application of a water soluble fertilizer works best. Snip off any flowers that start blooming early. When the flowers start showing color in the fall, stop fertilizing. Continue to keep the plants moist. After the first hard frost, the plant can be cut back to the ground. A heavy application of mulch is beneficial.
Plant Characteristics
Mature Plant Size: 36-inches tall x 36-inches wide
Bloom Time: September, October
Habit: Mounded
Flower Color: Orange
Foliage Color: Green
Attracts: Bees, Butterflies, Beneficial Insects
Features: Cut Flower
Garden Styles: Butterfly Garden, Container Garden, Cottage Garden, English Garden, Fall Garden, Pollinator Garden, Therapeutic Garden
Plant Used for: Aesthetic Appeal, Borders and Edging, Focal Point, Texture
Critter Resistance: Deer
Pet Friendly: No
Plant Type: Hybrid
Plant Needs
Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours of direct sunlight)
Overwinter Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Properties: Well-drained
Tolerates: Clay soil, Sandy soil
Fertilizer: Every other week
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