King’s Mums 是美国历史最悠久的菊花专类苗圃，自 1954 年由 Leland Theodore “Ted” King 创办以来，专注菊花品种的引种、培育与供应。七十余年间，苗圃从加州中部起步，相继迁至俄勒冈州 Oregon City，再于 2014 年由现任主理人 Brian 与 Sheila Kanotz 接手，迁至俄克拉荷马州 Tulsa 继续运营。Brian 拥有超过二十年菊花生产经验，曾长期在 Callaway Gardens 与 Longwood Gardens 等美国知名园艺机构任职；Sheila 同时担任 Philbrook Museum of Art 园艺总监。苗圃目前收集约 150 个菊花品种，其中 80 余个已通过实验室检测认证为无病原（pathogen-free），是美国境内菊花展览品种与切花品种的核心供应来源。
七十年传承与三次迁址的历史脉络
King’s Mums 创立于 1954 年，初址位于加州中部。创始人 Ted King 起初是出于对全球珍稀菊花品种的收藏兴趣，逐步发展为面向业余爱好者和专业种植者的种苗供应体系，许多美国目前在售的菊花品种最初都源自 Ted King 的引种与命名。2008 年，Kim 与 Ray Gray 夫妇收购苗圃并将业务迁至俄勒冈州 Oregon City，开始整合现代生产技术。2014 年，Brian 与 Sheila Kanotz 接手经营，迁至俄克拉荷马州 Tulsa 至今。每一任主理人都延续了 King 家族对品种纯度与植株健康的严苛要求，使苗圃成为美国菊花爱好者与展览种植者首选的种源基地。
按花型分类的品种体系与展演菊花供应
苗圃将约 150 个菊花品种按国际菊花协会（NCS）认可的花型分类体系组织，主要包括 irregular incurve（不规则内卷型）、reflex（反折型）、incurve（内卷型）、decorative（装饰型）、intermediate incurve（中间内卷型）、pompons（球型）、single & semi-doubles（单瓣与半重瓣型）、anemone（银莲型）、spoons（匙瓣型）、quills（管瓣型）、spiders（蛛网型）、brush and thistle（刷状与蓟型）以及 unclassified exotics（未分类异型）等十余个大类；此外另设 cascades（悬崖型）专区，单独介绍 1909 年在美国最早出现的悬崖菊品种 “Anna” 及二战后逐渐普及的栽培技术。顾客可以在产品页面浏览每一类目下的具体品种及可购数量。
订单流程、付款与发货安排
苗圃的销售季从每年元旦前后开放，至 6 月结束。所有植株都是按订单提前繁殖，不做投机性生产。每位顾客在下单时需要选择一个发货日期，苗圃建议选择接近当地晚霜期的日期，除非顾客有温室等室内栽培条件。最低订购量为 10 株，不接受电话、邮件或信件下单。发货以 UPS 3-Day Select 方式，每周一从 3 月到 6 月寄出，不寄送至 PO Box 也不发往阿拉斯加与美国大陆以外地区。每包裹加收 5.50 美元服务费，75 株以下订单通常只需一箱。付款通过 PayPal 发票处理，无需 PayPal 账户即可使用任何主流信用卡，非营利机构可申请 PO 单。订单确认后不论是否再开新单均保证供货；如无法完成将退款。订单取消需在发货日前至少四周提出。植株送达 10 日内可报告问题，14 日内可申请因运输损伤、热害或冻害造成的调整。品种供应不足时以同花型与同期花期品种替代，不接受退货。
栽培指南、悬崖菊专题与配套出版物
苗圃为所有大型展演型品种提供详细的栽培说明：菊花是喜阳植物，可在盆栽或地栽中生长，每天至少需要半日照；冷凉地区花期可能被低温缩短时建议盆栽并提供防冻保护。植株在 7 月前下地均能按期开花，无需过早定植；定植最佳时间是春季霜冻结束后，建议先在 4 至 6 英寸盆中用轻肥土或无土栽培基质培育 3 至 4 周后再移入大盆或花园。所有扦插苗使用 Ellepot 生物降解纸盆运输，可连盆直接种入土中，无需拆除外层。悬崖菊专区则详述 1951 年 NCS 第一次在《Show Handbook》中正式承认该花型并提供评审量表的历史，以及整型、摘心、绑扎等关键技术。除植物外，苗圃还销售《Beginners Handbook》《Advanced Growers Handbook》等出版物与 Surprise Collection 惊喜系列种苗包。
King’s Mums is the oldest operating Chrysanthemum nursery in the United States, founded in 1954 by Leland Theodore “Ted” King. Over more than seven decades the nursery has passed through three ownerships and locations, moving from central California to Oregon City in 2008 and then to Tulsa, Oklahoma under current stewards Brian and Sheila Kanotz in 2014. Brian brings more than twenty years of chrysanthemum production experience from institutions such as Callaway Gardens and Longwood Gardens, while Sheila also serves as Director of Horticulture at the Philbrook Museum of Art. The current collection features approximately 150 cultivars, of which more than 80 have been laboratory-certified as pathogen-free, making the nursery the primary source for exhibition and spray mums in the United States.
Three Owners, Three Locations, One Family Tradition
King’s Mums was founded in 1954 in central California, where Ted King turned his hobby of collecting exotic global chrysanthemum varieties into a premier supplier for both amateur and professional growers. Many of the cultivars sold in the country today were originally bred or introduced by Mr. King. In 2008, Kim and Ray Gray purchased the nursery and relocated operations to Oregon City, Oregon, where they integrated new production technologies. In 2014, Brian and Sheila Kanotz acquired the business and moved it to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Each generation has preserved the King family’s strict standards for varietal purity and plant health, keeping the nursery as a trusted source for serious chrysanthemum enthusiasts across the country.
Cultivar Catalog Organized by NCS Bloom Form Classifications
The collection of roughly 150 cultivars is organized according to the bloom form classifications recognized by the National Chrysanthemum Society, including irregular incurve, reflex, incurve, decorative, intermediate incurve, pompons, single and semi-doubles, anemone, spoons, quills, spiders, brush and thistle, and unclassified exotics. A dedicated cascades section documents the earliest American cascade variety, the white “Anna” introduced around 1909, along with the training techniques that became widespread after World War II and the scale for judging entries that the NCS first published in its Show Handbook in June 1951. Shoppers can browse each class to see the specific plants offered and the quantities available for the current shipping season.
Ordering Workflow, Payment Options and Shipping Schedule
Sales open each year around New Year’s Day and run through June, with shipping scheduled on Mondays from March to June. Plants are propagated only against confirmed orders and not grown on speculation. A minimum order of ten plants is required and the system blocks checkout until that threshold is met. Shipping is sent via UPS 3-Day Select with a USD 5.50 service fee per package, and most orders under 75 plants fit in a single box. The nursery does not ship to PO Boxes, Alaska or anywhere outside the continental United States, and does not accept orders by phone, mail or email. Payment is processed through PayPal invoices that can be paid with any major credit card without a PayPal account, and nonprofit organizations can request PO number arrangements. Cancellations must be submitted at least four weeks before the scheduled shipping date, and substitutions may be made with a similar type and bloom date when supply is insufficient. The nursery does not accept returns on the perishable product.
Growing Instructions, Cascade Specialty Section and Publications
All large exhibition-style varieties grow as easily as ordinary garden mums when given at least half a day of sun and protection from freezing in cold regions. Plants do not need to be set out before July and will still bloom on schedule, so gardeners in colder zones can safely wait for the last spring frost date. The nursery recommends potting rooted cuttings into 4- or 6-inch containers in a lightly composted or soilless mix for 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting, and suggests acclimating the young plants in shaded conditions for the first few days. All rooted cuttings are propagated in Ellepot paper sleeves that can be planted directly into the ground without removing the biodegradable fabric. The cascade section provides a full history of cascade culture together with training, pinching and staking techniques, while non-plant items such as the Beginner’s Handbook, Advanced Grower’s Handbook, Surprise Collection and Mini Surprise Collection are listed under Gardening Products and Publications.
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