Chrysanthemum Milkshake Raspberry

Common Name:
Chrysanthemum 'Milkshake Raspberry'

Description:
Chrysanthemum 'Milkshake Raspberry' is a bold and richly coloured variety prized for its luscious raspberry-toned blooms. The flowers are densely petalled with a rounded, cushion-like form, creating a luxurious texture and depth in garden beds or floral arrangements. This cultivar thrives in Melbourne’s climate when planted in full sun or light shade and grown in free-draining, nutrient-rich soil. It begins blooming in late summer and continues into mid-autumn, delivering vivid colour when many other flowering plants are winding down. With regular watering, deadheading, and an occasional liquid feed, this plant remains compact, healthy, and flower-rich. Chrysanthemum 'Milkshake Raspberry' is perfect for pots, low hedges, and mixed borders, and performs well as a long-lasting cut flower.

Form:
*Shrub - Small
*Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
*Height: 40–60 cm
*Width: 40–50 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Summer
*Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
*Raspberry red
*Magenta
*Deep pink

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Bee Attracting
*Perennial
*Suitable for Hedging (low borders)
*Excellent as a cut flower

Toxicity:
Mildly toxic to pets (dogs and cats) and humans if ingested; may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals.

Companion Plants:
*Heuchera
*Verbena
*Calibrachoa
*Salvia
*Petunia
*Lamb's Ear