Conservation Plant
- 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.
Extended plant information for Chrysanthemum ‘Penny’s Yellow’
Articles and Publications linked to this species
Articles and Publications linked to this genus
Shade Monthly January 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly January 2016
Shade Monthly February 2016 by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly February 2016
Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition by Joe Sime
Publication: Shade Monthly
Edition: Shade Monthly – Special Epimedium Edition
Making the most of polypodiums in the garden by Helen Picton
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
Flora study trip to Nepal by Misako Kasahara
Publication: KBBS
Edition: Flora study trip to Nepal
American gardens – Missouri and New York City by Chris Taylor
Publication: The Hardy Plant
Edition: Vol. 45 No 1 Spring 2024
Agapanthus and the Love Hate Relationship by Janet Sleep
Publication: Cornucopia
Edition: 24: Autumn 2009
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen by Hannah Hall, George Ryan, Dr Alastair Culham and Evita Kypraki University of Reading
Publication: KBBS
Edition: A Cretan Odyssey: In Search of Hyacinthinae, Narcissus and Cyclamen
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