Mum Help!!!

Yes...I have planted mums and some have come back year after year. I have O. that is HUGE now, after about 10 years--it looks like a shrub! It mist be 5' across.
It's an odd science--mums. Some will not come back.
I have also heard it's better to plant them in the spring.
But I have never had the patience to keep them all winter and plant in the spring--so I take my chances. It's about a 50/50 chance.
Good luck!

Mums are generally annuals, which means that they only last one season. No need to plant them because they will not come back! There are some varieties that are perennials, but most are a pretty fall accessory and then go out with the first frost!

My MIL bought me 3 potted mums 2 yrs ago my hubby wanted to plant them in the front of our house because they were a real pretty deep purple color after they died hubby cut them back...last fall they came back we were really surprised but happy to enjoy them again & we were surprised again when they came back this fall.

Mums will almost never have a chance to root sufficiently to survive a winter when planted late. Spring planting will give them a much better chance. Do you have a semi-protected place where you can let them go dormant over winter without exposing them to hard freezes? If you can bring them out and give them water and sunshine next spring, you can plant the ones that have survived.

Try to plant them...i do love their colors!!

The fall is a great time to plant mums. As long as the ground is not frozen, they should do well. Once the top of the plant dies, you can cut the plant back to about 2-4" and then pile a few inches of leaves around it just to keep the moisture in and to keep the ground frozen until next spring. They will require at least 1/2 day sun in order to bloom, so keep that in mind as find a good location to plant them. I would not try to separate them right now, but would wait until they are established for a year or two first. The mums that are readily available outside right now at most stores are what you want, and are "hardy" mums. The mums that you buy inside the stores that are considered "gift" mums will will NOT do well, as they are forced to bloom in hot houses and are generally not hardy varieties for our cold climate. It's best to consider the gift mums as a long lasting bouquet.

I don't know if its too late to plant them but my Mums come back every year. You could try it and see what happens.

Oh, I thought you were asking for me specifically....

My understanding that if you plant Mums in the ground and they survive the winter, they will only last a couple of years. They can come back but usually not more than once or twice.

Amazing that others have had some survive for so long...I've never lived anywhere that long to know the outcome.