Chrysanthemum 'Tiger Eyes' – 'Tiger Eyes' Garden Mum

Ignite your autumn display with the striking, high-contrast blooms of the 'Tiger Eyes' garden mum. This unique bicolour variety produces a profusion of rich crimson-red double flowers splashed with bright golden-yellow striping as they unfurl. Forming a dense, compact dome, it delivers an instant burst of vibrant warmth to porches, patios, and garden borders well into late autumn.

• Foliage : Dense, deeply lobed, aromatic dark green leaves providing an attractive textural base before dying back in winter.
• Flowering : Abundance of dynamic bicolour double flowers featuring deep red petals striped with golden yellow, covering the canopy from mid to late autumn.
• Light : Full sun to maintain a tight mounded form and maximize petal colour contrast.
• Habit : Naturally rounded, compact, and dome-shaped bushy mounding form.
• Growth : Rapid growth rate, reaching a mature size of 45 to 60 cm in height and spread.
• Soil : Rich, organic, moist, and well-drained soil; avoid waterlogged or compacted ground.
• Temperature : Hardiness zone 5 (grown predominantly as an autumn annual or cold-hardy perennial with adequate protection).
• Resistances : Excellent tolerance to brisk autumn temperatures and light frosts.

• Types of use : Ideal for decorative patio containers, front porch arrangements, mixed autumn borders, and accent mass plantings.
• Decorative advantages : Creates a bold focal point with its unique fiery bicolour pattern and perfectly uniform mounded habit.

• Watering : Water regularly at the base of the plant to keep the root ball consistently moist without wetting the blooms.
• Fertilization : Apply a balanced water-soluble flowering fertilizer when flower buds swell to sustain extended blooming.
• Pruning : Deadhead spent flowers regularly to maintain a tidy and vibrant presentation throughout the season.
• Planting : Plant in late summer or early autumn, spacing plants 45 to 50 cm apart in compost-enriched soil.
• Winter protection : Apply a thick layer of mulch around the crown and install protective fabric if overwintering in-ground, or move containers into a frost-free shelter.

(syn. Dendranthema × grandiflorum)