Michelle™ Gold Chrysanthemum

Michelle™ Gold is a fall-flowering garden mum from Syngenta Flowers’ Chrysanthemum morifolium assortment. Syngenta lists this exact color selection as Yellow / Gold, recommends full sun, and identifies fall as its flowering season. Its use in seasonal containers and landscape displays makes it a source of late-season color; hardiness and mature size vary among garden-mum cultivars and are not specified for this selection in the breeder profile. ## Flowers and placement The Michelle™ Gold selection provides yellow / gold flowers in the autumn display. Syngenta’s product profile lists Michelle™ Gold as a garden mum and recommends it for containers; its product color, flowering season, exposure, and vigor are cultivar-specific. Use it in a sunny container or seasonal border where its fall color can be seen alongside grasses and other late-season plants. [Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77111328-1) places Chrysanthemum × morifolium in the Asteraceae, the daisy family. ## Growing conditions Provide full sun and well-drained growing media. Syngenta’s [garden mum culture guide](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/sites/g/files/kgtney2381/files/file_field/import/field_media_link/sites/g/files/zhg721/f/garden_mum_culture_guide_lr_web.pdf) emphasizes keeping plants from wilting during establishment and maintaining even moisture without keeping the mix wet. It also describes the short-day response that brings garden mums into fall flower. The breeder’s exact cultivar page lists vigor as medium and recommends hanging baskets and medium or small pots. ## Seasonal interest Plan the display for autumn: the breeder lists fall flowering for this cultivar. Garden mums respond to shortening days, so flowering time can vary with production schedule and local conditions. Do not assume this named cutting cultivar will overwinter reliably in every climate; Syngenta does not provide a cultivar-specific hardiness zone on its profile. ## Maintenance Keep the root ball evenly moist during establishment and do not allow it to wilt. Use a free-draining potting mix, and water at the soil line when practical so foliage can dry quickly. Remove spent blooms or trim the plant after flowering to tidy a temporary seasonal display.