Chrysanthemums in Aberdeen - Directory

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		October classified medium, white incurved. (13b W) Root: January/early February. Blooms per plant: 2 for exhibition. Height: 1.6 metres appx Protection: overhead and bloom bags
Cultural guide A slender grower with quite large rounded leaves. After securing buds there is a tendency for the neck to stretch away from the top leaves. Blooms are pure white and hard petalled, not susceptible to damping. Equally at home when grown in pots or in the open bed. Depending on rooting and stopping date this cultivar will provide blooms from late August into September. Regular feeding programme up to calyx split then water only with produce good sized blooms. Some growers have used the 'starvation' technique with this cultivar. Water and feed are withheld creating a very hard plant, the resulting blooms are very small but perfectly round. Best in show vases have been created using both approaches.
U.K. Regional Stopping guide The dates we choose for stopping our chrysanths can never be guaranteed to produce flowers on a specific date for a specific show, weather conditions and other factors (such as garden aspect, location, cultural routine etc) will all play a part in influencing speed of plant development following the stop. The following information relates to stopping dates for producing blooms for Shows during the first half of September and are offered as a start point for new growers. Adjustments should be made for later or earlier shows.
NE Scotland	NE England	Southern England	NW England
mid April	mid April	n/a	n/a
Central Scotland	Midlands	SE England	S Wales
n/a	n/a	n/a
Southern Scotland	East Anglia	SW England	N Wales
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a