Chrysanthemum 'Penny's Yellow'


Conservation Plant (HPS Number P219)

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): -
  • Date added to the website: 4th Feb 2025
  • Date updated on the website: 4th Feb 2025

Introduced: 2021
By: Conservation Co-ordinator, Sally Adams




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Conservation Scheme information for Chrysanthemum ‘Penny’s Yellow’



  • ID: P219
  • Introduced: 2021
  • By: Conservation Co-ordinator, Sally Adams
  • Reason: The name refers to Penny Hay, who was an HPS member. She bought a plant from The Telegraph newspaper as an unnamed cultivar. Penny gave it to a local nursery who propagated it and sold it as C. ‘Penny’s Yellow’.
  • Verified by: Judy Barker, National Collection holder
  • Description: Later blooming, double flower form. Less prone to slugs and winter wet. Synonym 'Richard's Yellow'
  • Dimensions: 120cm x 75cm
  • Flowers: Bright yellow double clustered flowers
  • Foliage: Mid-green
  • Soil: Free-draining and moisture retentive
  • Aspect: Full sun
  • Pests: Slugs, eelworm, rust, leaf spot
  • Cultivation: Grows best in a sunny border. Use a general fertiliser in the spring, and may benefit from a light drench of liquid seaweed in June. Hardy to H4 (-10c to -5c / 14f to23f)
  • Propagation: Divide every 3-5 years, or propagate by cuttings.

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