Each section of the Main Conservatory is filled with different varieties of mums. Here are
"Red Wing" and "Domingo" on the ground and topiary trees of "Megumi" mums.
"Red Wing Spoon Mums" have petals which end in little spoon-like cups.
"Red Wing" spoon mums
"Garnet King" was a very large, deep purple mum. This is about 9 inches in diameter.
A bed of "Garnet Kings" beneath a tree.
"Domingo" was a beautiful mid-sized mum with various colors, going from pale yellow to
bright yellow to orange to pink to peach to red. Each flower was different.
"Domingo" Chrysanthemums
"Domingo" Chrysanthemums
A tree of "Kuruma Mums" above a bed of "Red Wing" mums. The flowers are all from
one plant with a slender stem attached to the back of this piece of driftwood
one plant with a slender stem attached to the back of this piece of driftwood
The West Aisle of the Main Conservatory was lined with trees of yellow Alamanda
and down below, beds of "Paint Box Mums," of varying shades of orange, and
brightly colored coleus leaves.
A view from the West Aisle to the Center Aisle.
There were also beds of "Dusky Queen" spider mums above the "Paint Box" mums.
Majestic "Dusky Queen Spider Mum."
"Dusky Queen" and Paint Box" chrysanthemums.
"Paint Box Mums" varied in shades of orange.
"Paint Box Orange Mum"
On the other side of the aisle were "Tahiti" mums in various deeper shades of orange.
"Tahiti" Decorative mums
From the West Aisle you can enter the room with all silver and grey plants and a ceiling
filled with bright blue lanterns for the "Night of 1000 Lights."
A view of the West Aisle with Red Ball of Mums, Yellow Alamanda trees, and
Paint Box, Dusky Queen, and Tahiti Mums.
Looking back to the center of the Main Conservatory, you can see the White Balls of Mums,
Yellow Blanket Mums, Alamanda trees, Dusky Queen Spider mums, and Paint Box
decorative mums.
Red Blanket Mums, White Shasta Mums, Bill Holden pink mums, and topiary trees
of Heyward Horry mums.
The Northwest Aisle was filled with "Purple Lights" mums, "Seaton's Ashleigh" purple
spider mums, and topiary trees of "Heywood Horry" pink mums.
Topiary tree of "Heywood Horry" pink mums.
One branch and cluster on a "Heywood Horry" topiary tree.
"Purple Light" decorative mums, with delicate touches of lavender and purple.
A bed of "Purple Light" mums.
A bed of "Seaton's Ashleigh" spider mums.
Large purple "Seaton's Ashleigh" spider mums.
A single "Seaton's Ashleigh" spider mum, eight inches across.
Looking north into the Orangery. This is a sunken area which can be flooded or drained
and used for concerts. The yellow flowers in front are pots of "Allyson Peace" mums,
and then there are topiary trees of yellow mums, hanging Balls of Yellow Mums,
and Red Blanket Mums on the columns.
"Allyson Peace Show Mums"
"Allyson Peace Mums"
"Allyson Peace Mum"
A view looking into the Orangery from the side with yellow topiary mum trees.
The sides are hung with flower boxes of "Red Pelle Mums."
The west side of the Orangery had "Wind Dancer" spider mums and "Annamary"
single mums.
"Wind Dancer Spider Mum"
"Annamary Decorative Mum"
On the East side of the room were "Yellow Vesuvio" mums and "Golden Rain" mums.
"Yellow Vesuvio Mums"
"Yellow Vesuvio Mums"
"Golden Rain Mums"
"Golden Rain Chrysanthemum"
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Next on our tour will be the East Conservatory with 1,523 flowers on the Big Mum.
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