Chrysanthemums may be
difficult to grow at home, but
luckily for us, these institu-
tions have done the hard work
so anyone can enjoy them in
living, breathing color.
Here’s where to find them,
from coast to coast.Botanic Garden of
Smith College
Fall Chrysanthemum Show
Northampton, Massachusetts
November 5 to 20, smith.eduIsabella Stewart
Gardner Museum
Chrysanthemum Display
Boston
Begins in late October,
gardnermuseum.org
Longwood Gardens
Chrysanthemum Festival
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
October 22 to November 20,
longwoodgardens.orgNational Chrysanthemum
Society
73rd Annual Convention and
Show, at the Sacramento
Marriott Rancho Cordova Hotel
Sacramento, California
November 3 to 6, mums.orgNew York Botanical Garden
Kiku: The Art of the
Japanese Garden
New York City
October 8 to 30, nybg.org‘Icicles’
SPIDER‘Daybreak’
ANEMONE‘Pearl Edward Shaw’
INCURVE‘Golden Pinwheel’
SPOON‘Kurume’
ANEMONE‘Saga Nishiki’
BRUSH or THISTLESPECTACULAR
specimensThere are 13 classifications of exhi-
bition chrysanthemums, including
footballs, spoons, spiders, and
quills—and perhaps as many ways
to train them. All have been bred
for color and form rather than
hardiness and are the product of a
unique relationship between the
grower and the plant, says Mattus.
However, these varieties have
become so rare that King’s Mums,
in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, is
one of the only nurseries in North
America offering them. To expand
his collection, Mattus received
cuttings from fellow enthusiasts
and members of horticultural soci-
eties and botanical gardens.
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