Overview and growing conditions

The ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mum is a flowering perennial that grows best in full sun. It is said to need average water and well-draining soil, but in my own garden it grows just fine in clay soil with no additional watering (beyond what it gets from rain).

When does it flower? How long does it flower?

‘Sheffield Pink’ Mums flower in the fall. The blooms last until frost. Many mums need to be pinched back in the summer so that they don’t bloom too early, but I have not needed to pinch my ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mums back. They tend to bloom towards the very end of summer or beginning of fall, which is fine for me. Perhaps in warmer zones they’d benefit from pinching back though to delay blooms.

How easy is it to care for ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mum?

Overall score: 8 (Very easy). Last year I basically forgot about these plants in my garden all year and completely neglected them. They still delivered a pretty set of flowers and are coming back this spring just fine. I did take two points off of their score though because, like most mums, they’ll need to be divided at least every few years to keep them from dying out in the center of the plant.

If you’re trying to increase the number of plants you have, you can divide ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mums every spring and end up with a decent amount of plants pretty quickly.

You may also want to trim ‘Sheffield Pink’ back one to three times over the course of the spring and summer to encourage a bushier plant with more blooms. I’ve planted mine in an area where I don’t mind them growing tall and a bit floppy, so I don’t see this step as absolutely necessary. Still, this may be another maintenance step to consider in your own garden. Just remember the rule of thumb with mums is to stop any trimming or pinching back by the 4th of July or else they may run out of time to develop blooms by autumn.

Preparing ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mum for winter

Nothing needs to be done to prepare Sheffield Mums for the winter. I don’t prune them back in the fall since it’s said that most Mums have a better likelihood of surviving winter if their foliage is left standing to give them a bit more insulation. I haven’t tested whether or not this is actually needed with the Sheffield variety but will report back once I do.

Problems with ‘Sheffield Pink’ Mum

None.