North Shore Plant Club
Gigi Snow White Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum 'Gigi Snow White')
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| Deciduous Perennial (usually grown as an annual near you) Mounded in the Asteraceae Family | |
Compact Syngenta 'Gigi' series mum with pure white double blooms in mid-September — a second-generation sport of the 'Yogigi' line, well suited to containers and garden borders. |
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| Chrysanthemum 'Gigi Snow White' is a compact, low-growing garden mum from Syngenta's patented 'Gigi' series (US Plant Patent 21,783, breeder's denomination 'Yogigi Snow'). It is a second-generation sport within the 'Yogigi' line: a natural whole-plant mutation of 'Yogigi White' (US Plant Patent 20,435), itself a sport of the original unpatented base cultivar 'Yogigi,' discovered in Alva, Florida in April 2007. Blooming naturally around mid-September, the plant produces an abundance of small, densely double, pure white blooms with buttery-yellow centers - 45 to 50 open flowers per plant at a time, each around 1.4 inches across - set against dark green, finely lobed, slightly fragrant foliage. Its compact, mounded habit makes for a tidy, well-branched plant. Like other garden mums, it is a reliable fall-blooming perennial where winter-hardy, but in the Chicago area is most often grown and sold as a one-season annual for containers and porch displays. | |
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| Highlights | Part of Syngenta's patented 'Gigi' breeding series (US Plant Patent 21,783); a second-generation sport of the 'Yogigi' line, descending from 'Yogigi White' (itself a sport of the original base cultivar 'Yogigi'). |
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| Mature Size | 3 - 4 inches tall. 7 - 8 inches wide. |
| Sun Exposure | Partial Shade - Full Sun |
| Moisture Tolerance | Medium - Wet |
| Zones | 3a - 9b (Usually hardy to -40° F) |
| Tags | Annual in Chicago, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Container, Deciduous, Fall Annuals, Fragrant Foliage, Full Sun, Good for Cut Flowers, Grown as Annuals, Low Maintenance, Medium, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Popular For Fall, Potentially Allergenic, Repels Unwanted Insects, Showy Flowers, Tolerant of Frost, Wet |
| Bloom Period | Mid-September |
| Flower Color | White |
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Past Availability2025 : 08/10 - 09/132024 : 08/15 - 10/05 2023 : 08/02 - 08/22 |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
Our goal is to bring as many plants together under "one roof" as possible, so we'll try hard to make it available again in the future!