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Q.My Flowering Mum Got Really Big But The Buds Still Haven’t Bloomed? Will They?

Zone West bend Wisconsin 53090 | cindygrainger9405 added on October 19, 2020 | Answered

My daughter got this for me for my birthday in May and it had flowers..then they died and I cut the plant back and it got small but then I gave it miracle grow and took care of it good and it came back huge and then got buds but it’s been a couple weeks and they still haven’t bloomed

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GKH_Susan
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Answered on October 20, 2020

Garden mums often will bloom twice if cut back like you did. Some people cut the early buds off. They will still bloom if a freeze doesn't kill them first, though mums can take a light frost.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/chrysanthemum/chrysanthemum-bloom-season.htm

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