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Chrysanthemum 'Will's Wonderful'
Hardy Mum
Plant Type:
SUN PERENNIALSChrysanthemum ‘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.
Characteristics and Attributes for Chrysanthemum 'Will's Wonderful'
Season of Interest (Flowering)
- Autumn
Season of Interest (Foliage)
- Spring / Summer / Autumn
Nature Attraction
- Honey Bees & Native Bees
Light
- Full Sun
Attributes
- Border
- Massing
- Natural Garden
- Wildlife Garden
Growth Rate in the Garden
- Medium
Soil
- Average
- Draining
- Fertile
Origins
- Garden Origin
Propagated By
- Cutting Grown
Genus Overview: Chrysanthemum
All of our mums are hardy in USDA zone 5. We strongly recommend spring planting in colder regions so that the plants will be well-established by the time cold weather arrives. Cut them back to a lower leaf axil by mid-July in the north, earlier farther south; doing so will result in better-branched plants on a more compact habit adorned with even more flowers at season’s end. But if you don’t, regardless, you’ll have multitudes of flowers on longer stems but possibly more decumbent plants. 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. The heights given are flexible, determined by the conditions in which they are planted and if pruned. All of our cultivars are propagated by cuttings and are pot-grown.