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==Exhibition Chrysanthemums==
 
==Exhibition Chrysanthemums==
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The many cultivars in this group come in a riot of colors and forms.  They are perennial and grown for cut flowers, garden color/interest and of course, exhibitions.  There are many flower forms, with about a dozen popular named styles which they are often categorized by (irregular incurve, reflex, regular incurve, decorative, intermediate incurve, pompon, semi-double, anemone, spoon, quill, spider and brush), along with their flowering season which is broken out into early (late summer and early fall), midseason (late summer/early fall), or late (mid-fall to early winter) - as well as whether they are disbudded or non-disbudded.  Those that are disbudded get classified into groups by size.  The non-disbudded are classified by size as well as habit.
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If you are growing exhibition mums outdoors, your best bet are the ones with an early-flowering spray, reflexed cultivars and pompoms.  Midseason reflexed mums make be happy outside, but usually need to be protected from rain and frost.  Late-flowering cultivars are brought to flower in a greenhouse - either temperate or warm.
    
===Disbudded===
 
===Disbudded===

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