Chrysanthemums in Aberdeen - Directory

Syd Paine
		September classified large, yellow intermediate. (25a Y) Root: January. Blooms per plant: 2 for exhibition. Height: 1.5 metres appx Protection: overhead and bloom bags
Cultural tips from John Peace and Barry Hogg: John's notes: Syd Paine grown two up with the 14th of April stop and it flowered the 1st week of September giving me nice big round flowers. Barry's notes: Syd Paine - Again pot grown 10 ins clay. and the identical method employed as with Allyson Peace. Only had one plant to trial and this was the base of one John had already removed the growing tip from, in order to re-root and increase his stock. So you could say it had been stopped once in early February and stopped again on the 10th April. Sid is a heavier plant say on a par with a Chessington and again I found it slow to develop from bud to full bloom and likewise I did continue feeding up to colour show. You must bear in mind the open structure of the compost used in both cases and the fact the plants were riper than when grown in the ground.
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
n/a	mid April	n/a	n/a
Central Scotland	Midlands	SE England	S Wales
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Southern Scotland	East Anglia	SW England	N Wales
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a