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Why are my white mums turning pink?

17 years ago

I have recently purchased 4 very healthy, large WHITE mums for containers outside. Two of them I planted in the center of some maroonish colored mums. I started noticing that the white ones were slowly changing to PINK. I initially thought that the maroon ones might have had something to do with this, but the other two that I purchased from another source have now started to change colors. What's up with this? Is it the acidity of the soil or something like that? And how do I fix it? I wanted the contrast of the white and maroon but now it looks a mess. Help!

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lindakimy
17 years ago
I think that is normal, mklady. I have a big white mum in one of my beds. It always starts out yellow and only turns pure white when it is in full bloom. Then it goes through pink and finally to purple (where it is right now) before everything falls off. It made me really nervous the first year but now I kinda enjoy the show.
buford
17 years ago
Do they have pink spots or turning completely pink? Flower color is affected by temperature, and white roses turn pinkish when the weather turns cooler.
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natalie4b
17 years ago
I had the same surprise this fall, too. White turned to pink. It is my "white and red" area of the garden. So, they will have to be moved to another place next year.

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