(Garden Mum) Chrysanthemum ‘Flamingo Cranberry Red’ will add a burst of renewed color to your fall containers and borders. ‘Flamingo Cranberry Red’ is a decorative mum and it boasts a unique color pattern, blooming cherry red tinged in gold with a hint of pink. It has a bounty of blooms on a well-branched, mounded plant. It is an excellent addition to your window boxes and containers and will bring back life to your fading landscapes. It will also provide a late-season source of nectar for butterflies, so be sure to add some of these fall-blooming gems to your landscape. Garden Mum ‘Flamingo Cranberry Red’ prefers full sun, but will tolerate light shade, especially in hotter climates. They also need adequate amounts of water, so be sure to keep them moist. They will thrive with a weekly application of a water soluble fertilizer when in bloom. Although garden mums can be grown as a perennial depending on the hardiness zone they are located in, they do tend to perform as annuals in northern areas of the country.
