This fall, as the leaves begin to change colors and the air becomes crisper, consider checking out some of the beautiful mum varieties at your local country store. This perennial comes in a wide range of sizes and shades, complimenting a plethora of different landscaping. Before you purchase mums from the country store, consider some of the types that could be best suited for your needs.

3 Different Types of Mums

1. Spider Mums

Available in white, lavender, mauve, red, bronze, and yellow, spider mums are identified by their long tubular petals. This flower typically grows up to five inches in height, making it an ideal plant to place in a stone or clay pot. Spider mums require drier soil and thrive best in sunlight, requiring anywhere from six to eight hours of it daily.

When incorporating spider mums into your landscaping design, consider making these accessories to larger, more detailed clusters of flowers, like daisies, smaller mums, or coneflowers.

2. Football Mums

Known for their large size and array of colors like white, red, pink, purple, and yellow, football mums bloom in fall and remain bold until the first killing frost. These plants grow large and reach their full size in the first year, requiring a space with ample room and well-drained soil. These flowers make attractive statement pieces next to smaller, plainer plants, like decorative grasses or hardscaping like smaller rock beds.

3. Cushion Mums

Growing low to the ground in large batches, cushion mums can be purchased in brilliant fall shades, including orange, blush, burgundy, red, and violet. These flowers grow in clusters and thrive in partial sunlight, requiring at least four hours a day to establish roots properly.

Because these flowers grow in clusters, they make the perfect complement to larger pieces like shrubbery and hardscaping statues.

If you want to find the perfect fall mums to accentuate your landscaping, visit the Cranberry Country Market in Tomah, WI. Serving up fresh produce, organic products, and locally-made jams and honey, this country store also has a variety of seasonal flowers to choose from. To learn more about their products, visit them online or call (608) 374-4944.