Feature bouquets
Build around the size and weight of the main head. Test the handle, finished balance, and packaging before agreeing the final recipe.
Chrysanthemum hybridsFocal flowers
A single developed chrysanthemum head can serve as a strong focal flower. Spider, football, and decorative forms produce different silhouettes, even at a similar diameter.
FIELD NOTELarge focal statementPhoto Credit: Dolon Prova · CC BY-SA 4.0
Large focal statement
Names are a starting point. Keep the exact commercial form, cultivar, and supplier grade with your recipe so another florist can reproduce it.
football mum · cremon · spider mum · fuji mum
Search aliases can overlap; confirm the botanical identity and product code with your supplier.Botanical reference: NC State Extension . Colors and bloom seasons describe the referenced plant or group in a garden context; they are not a cut-flower stock list. Commercial hybrids, cultivars, and local conditions can differ.
Explore the shape, texture, and possibilities. Open a photo for a closer look.
Spider Chrysanthemum flower
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‘Icy Prune Flower’ chrysanthemum
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Disbud Chrysanthemum
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These are design starting points. Test your sample with the actual cut material, venue conditions, and mechanics.
Build around the size and weight of the main head. Test the handle, finished balance, and packaging before agreeing the final recipe.
Use the flower at a focal point with room around it. Match the support and vessel to the supplied stem and head dimensions.
Use scale intentionally where guests will see the arrangement from a distance. Account for the larger transport footprint.
Start with contrasting shapes and compatible scale. Confirm that both ingredients are available in your colors for the same event date.

A smooth contrasting surface beside a textured focal head.

A large leaf to support a bold overall scale.

A trailing line to balance a substantial focal point.
These are design alternatives to explore. They can differ in head size, stem yield, color, and handling, so make a new sample and recost the recipe.
Recipe quantity × arrangements, plus your extra-stem allowance. Then round up to your supplier’s pack size.
Start with a sample design, then work out the full order. The numbers below are a math example, not a recommended disbud chrysanthemum recipe.
Round up (3 × 10 × 1.1) to whole stems, then whole packs.
Cost one arrangementCarries your per-arrangement quantity, stem cost, pack size, and buffer into the calculator. Add other flowers, supplies, and labor there. Signup unlocks catalog selection beyond the 10 free favorites.
Think of this ingredient as a large focal statement. A single developed chrysanthemum head can serve as a strong focal flower. Spider, football, and decorative forms produce different silhouettes, even at a similar diameter.
Use a date-specific supplier quote for disbud chrysanthemum. Which disbud form, head diameter, and protective packing method will be supplied? Divide the quoted bunch price by its usable stem count for a per-stem cost, then include your quantities, supplies, labor, and pricing rules in the calculator. There is no fixed wholesale price in this guide.
Make one representative arrangement first and record how many purchased stems it uses. Multiply that quantity by the number of arrangements, add your chosen ordering allowance, and round up to whole supplier packs. The planner on this page demonstrates this calculation; its example values are not a recommended flower recipe.
The botanical reference lists fall and summer garden bloom seasons for the referenced plant or group. That describes garden flowering in the source’s context, not guaranteed cut-flower stock. Local climate, cultivar, production methods, and imports change what your supplier can offer. Confirm the exact date, form, color, and grade before promising this flower.
Stemwork’s design notes and pairing suggestions are editorial starting points for a florist’s own sample recipe. Botanical facts are drawn from Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum, Mum) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (reference checked September 21, 2026). General preparation and design principles reference University of Minnesota Extension. Garden bloom seasons describe a plant in the reference’s growing context, not global wholesale availability. Images show botanical references and may depict a different cultivar or commercial stage. Stemwork does not publish live supplier inventory, wholesale prices, or guaranteed vase-life claims.
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