Fire Island™ Red Bicolor Chrysanthemum

Fire Island™ Red Bicolor is a named chrysanthemum sold by Syngenta Flowers as product 70018561. Syngenta identifies this exact pot mum as medium vigor, for small or medium pots, in full sun, with red flowers. The product page lists flowering in early and mid spring, fall, and winter under production conditions. ## Cultivar and display Use this named color selection where its red flowers can be seen at close range, such as a patio container or seasonal entry display. The breeder classifies this exact product as a pot mum and gives its crop-specific flowering information above; production flowering schedules do not establish outdoor hardiness or a landscape bloom season. No mature landscape dimensions or USDA hardiness zone are provided on the exact product page, so size and winter survival should be treated as unresolved. See the [Syngenta product page](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/flower/70018561) for its cultivar identity, color, vigor, and recommended pot size. ## Siting and water The exact product listing recommends full sun. For container display, use a pot with drainage and check moisture often: [Illinois Extension's mum guidance](https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/flowers-fruits-and-frass/2025-08-25-mums-and-asters-fall-favorites-colorful-landscape) recommends sun or light shade and well-drained soil, while its [container watering guidance](https://extension.illinois.edu/container-gardens/watering) explains that pots dry quickly and should drain after watering. ## Maintenance Check the pot regularly and water when the growing mix begins to dry, then let excess water drain. Remove spent flowers to tidy the display; do not infer perennial hardiness from the breeder's greenhouse product listing, and treat overwintering outdoors as location-dependent.