Bring painted, daisy-like colour to a sunny border with Chrysanthemum Rainbow Single Mix Seed. This annual tricolour mix makes cheerful beds and informal cutting patches, with single flowers in contrasting rings.
Ready to grow your own Rainbow Single Mix? Follow our annual Chrysanthemum Grow Guide for sowing, regional timing, seedling care and longer flowering.
Quick Grow Facts
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Plant type: Annual flowering daisy; not a perennial florist chrysanthemum.
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Scientific name: Ismelia carinata (syn. Chrysanthemum carinatum).
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General sowing time: Autumn to early winter in mild areas; late winter to spring in colder areas as hard frost risk eases.
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Position: Full sun; in very hot districts, relief from the harshest afternoon sun can help extend the display.
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Sow depth: Sow shallowly and cover lightly in fine, free-draining mix.
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Germination: Timing varies with temperature; keep the mix mildly warm and evenly moist, not saturated, and give seedlings bright light after emergence.
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Spacing: 20–30 cm apart.
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Height: Approximately 60–90 cm.
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Available pack size: 100 g seed.
Why Grow Rainbow Single Mix?
- Single, multicoloured flowers add contrast to cottage-style beds and sunny borders.
- Annual growth gives seasonal colour without florist-mum pruning routines.
- Flowering stems suit informal cutting patches.
- Open daisy flowers are useful in a pollinator-friendly planting.
Garden Uses
Plant in sunny beds, borders or an informal cutting row. Group several plants for a strong colour display while leaving the Quick Grow Facts spacing for airflow. Taller stems in windy positions may benefit from discreet support.
Growing Notes
- Start in clean trays or direct-sow in suitable mild weather. Thin crowded seedlings or transplant carefully once large enough to handle, then harden tray-grown plants before setting them outside.
- Use well-drained soil. Water regularly while roots establish, then water deeply as the upper soil begins to dry; avoid waterlogging.
- Deadhead or pick spent flowers regularly to encourage continued bloom. Feed lightly in poor soil rather than pushing leafy growth with excess nitrogen.
- Time sowing for your local frost, rainfall and heat pattern; keep young plants protected from hard frost and persistent wet soil.
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