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Are Mums Annuals or Perennials?

Both, depending on which mum you buy and when you plant it.

Potted garden mums on a porch step

Florist mums are bred to look perfect in a pot for one season. Garden mums are hardy perennials if they go into the ground early enough to root.

How to keep them coming back

Plant by early September, leave the stems on over winter and cut them back in spring.

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