Plant primer: Chrysanthemum. Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. Height: 1 to 2 feet. ... The fall bloomers form a thick mound of fragrant lobed leaves ranging from dark green to a silvery blue ...

Garland chrysanthemum wilts fast, so harvest shoots and leaves the same day they will be used, wrap them in a damp towel and refrigerate. Keep the plants watered and give them a drench of dilute ...