Pompon small, stiff, almost globular flowers. Decorative large showy flowers, petals incurved, incurving or reflexed. Spoon petals spoon shaped. Spider petals long and tubular with hooked ends. Quill petals straight, long and tubular.
Plants tend to bloom earlier and generally are smaller in western than in eastern Nebraska.
Visiting garden centers, parks and gardens in your vicinity will give you good information on cultivar selection. Site Selection Chrysanthemums generally grow well in any soil capable of producing a good crop of vegetables or turf. They grow in poorer soils if ample nutrients and organic matter are incorporated. Mums require well-drained soils because of their relatively shallow root system. Depressions that might collect water should be leveled.