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Chrysanthemums — Autumn's Most Underrated Flower

Ask a florist which flower gives the most for the money and the answer is usually the chrysanthemum. It comes in every colour a grower has thought to breed, it holds a shape without support, and it is still fresh three weeks after it arrives. At Floritta we hand-tie chrysanthemums in our London studio as the lead flower — a full white bouquet, a soft pink one with lavender accents — and as the backbone of mixed arrangements with roses, peonies and hydrangeas. Delivery is same-day across London.

Bloom, Spray and Santini

Three different flowers wear the same name, and knowing which you want makes ordering much easier. A bloom chrysanthemum is the single large head on one stem — architectural, slightly formal, the one used in Japanese arrangements and in tribute work. A spray chrysanthemum carries five or six smaller heads on branching stems and is what most people picture in a mixed bouquet. Santini are the small-headed sprays florists use for texture, in daisy shapes and in tight pompon buttons. We use all three, and we will tell you which is in a given bouquet if it matters to you.

From Birthdays to Sympathy

In Britain the chrysanthemum is a warm, everyday flower: an autumn birthday bouquet, a housewarming, a thank you, a bunch that simply lasts. It is the flower for a gift that still has to look good when the recipient comes back from a week away, and the one florists reach for when a bouquet needs body and colour without a large budget. White chrysanthemums are also one of the most dignified sympathy flowers there is — they hold their shape through a long service and stay fresh in an arrangement for weeks — see sympathy flowers and funeral flowers. For a celebration, we pair them with roses and peonies; for something softer, our pastel mixes lean on spray chrysanthemums, lisianthus and lavender.

Chrysanthemum Delivery Across London and the UK

Order by 10 pm for same-day chrysanthemum delivery across London — Chelsea, Kensington, Fulham, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Southwark, Canary Wharf — and across Greater London on the same terms. We also send chrysanthemums to addresses across the rest of the UK. Bouquets travelling outside London are set into florist's foam soaked with water, so they arrive already arranged and still drinking — not flat-packed through a letterbox. Delivery is free on orders from £99, and the studio takes orders daily from 8 am to 10 pm. For an arrangement that needs no vase at the far end, chrysanthemums also work beautifully in our flower baskets and flower boxes.

Three Weeks in a Vase

Chrysanthemums are among the longest-lasting cut flowers you can buy, and very little is needed to get there. Cut two centimetres off each stem at an angle, strip the lower leaves, and use cool water with the flower food sachet. Change the water every two or three days rather than topping it up — chrysanthemum stems cloud water faster than most. Keep them out of direct sun and away from the fruit bowl. Two to three weeks is normal, and closed buds will continue to open across the first week, so the bouquet looks different on day ten than it did on day one.

Chrysanthemum Delivery — Questions We Are Asked

How long do chrysanthemums last?

Two to three weeks in a vase, longer than most cut flowers. Change the water every two or three days rather than topping it up.

Do you deliver chrysanthemums the same day in London?

Yes. Order by 10 pm and we deliver the same day across London and Greater London. Orders after the cut-off go out the following day.

Can you send chrysanthemums across the UK?

Yes — we deliver across the whole of the UK. Bouquets travelling outside London are set into florist's foam soaked with water, so they arrive arranged and fresh rather than flat-packed as letterbox flowers. Delivery is free on orders from £99.

Are chrysanthemums appropriate as a sympathy flower?

Yes, and white chrysanthemums are one of the most traditional choices. They hold their shape through a long service and stay fresh in an arrangement for weeks, which is why florists use them so often in tribute and sympathy work.

What is the difference between bloom and spray chrysanthemums?

A bloom chrysanthemum is one large head on a single stem. A spray carries several smaller heads on branching stems. Santini are the smallest-headed sprays, used for texture in mixed bouquets.

When are chrysanthemums in season?

Their natural season is autumn, from September to November, when the range of colours is widest. They are grown under glass and available all year.