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8 Chrysanthemum ‘Poesie’ Discovered high in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains by nurseryman Wolfgang Kautz, this creamy-white, cultivar has helped reignite interest in hardy chrysanthemums. 60cm.

9 Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’ Amos Perry’s original Rubellum. A classic single pink with a delicate yellow eye which produces masses of blooms in September to cover distinctive, fern-like, grey foliage. 70cm.

10 Chrysanthemum ‘Jolie Rose’ Another good pink but with semidouble blooms and a white halo in the centre. A sturdy perennial with tidy green foliage, which holds on to its flowers late in November. 60-70cm.

11 Chrysanthemum ‘Herbstkuss’

A fantastic single with deep petals. Compact but benefits from pinching out in June to provide an even denser display from October to November. 40-60cm.

12 Chrysanthemum ‘La Damoiselle’ An unusual pale pink for so late in the year it produces large flowers on a branching, compact plant. October to November. 60cm. RHS H4.

13 Chrysanthemum ‘Ruth Treff’

A bright-yellow single – sometimes producing a double row of petals – introduced by Christian Kress at Sarastro Nursery and named for the woman who sent him the plant from Darmstadt in Germany. Low growing with masses of relatively early flowers. Does well in part shade. August to October. 40-60cm.

WHERE TO BUY

• Cotswold Garden

Flowers Sands Lane,

Badsey, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 7EZ.

Tel 01386 833849, cgf.net

• Daisy Roots

Jenningsbury, London Road, Hertford SG13 7NS.Tel 07958 563355, daisyroots.com

• Halls of Heddon

West Heddon Nursery, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 0JS. Tel 01661 852445, hallsofheddon.com

• Kwekerij De Hessenhof Hessenweg 41, 6718 TC Ede, the Netherlands. Tel +31 (0)318 617 334, hessenhof.nl • Norwell Nurseries

5 Marstons Cottages Woodhouse Road, Newark on Trent, Nottinghamshire NG23 6JX. Tel 01636 636337, norwellnurseries.co.uk