Chrysanthemum ‘Will’s Wonderful’ – ​'Will's Wonderful' blossoms in an exuberant display of rich 2” dark cherry red flowers infused with a touch of violet, the flamboyant color in sharp contrast to the central yellow dime-sized disk. This is a tight, mounding grower that does not demand a mid-July shaping. It attains a height of about 18” to 24”. Now this beauty gets fun! Ellen Hornig named this mum for Will Forster... and here's the story straight from Will: "Ellen named a plant after me Chrysanthemum 'Will's Wonderful'. I think you did carry it at one time but I do not see it now so maybe it hasn't done well for you. I know it blooms very late & for some it is too late & gets a hard freeze. I plant mine near my house so it gets extra warmth in early November when it usually blooms. My grandma & grandpa had this growing around the foundation of their home. I have attached a few photos of mine from last fall. I do not pinch mine back. I just cut back the old growth in March." And we have the pic courtesy of Will, and it's a knockout! Check it out. Spring planting recommended. All of our cultivars are propagated by cuttings and are pot-grown.

We strongly recommend spring planting in colder regions so that the plants will be well-established by the time cold weather arrives. All of our mums will gradually ground cover into larger and larger mats. Plant all mums in full to part sun in fertile draining soil. Honeybees love them as this is one of the last flowering perennials to bloom in such abundance in the autumn in New England, along with some of the later asters.