Chrysanthemums — or mums — are as autumn as pumpkin spice products. They usually pop up around mid-September in most stores.
So far in 2024, we're seeing about the same prices on mums as last year. Which means that Walmart will likely still be the cheapest place to buy mums this season; you'll pay about $6 for smaller varieties, like the 8-inch (3-quart) plants.
When you’re trying to decide where to buy fall mums, there’s a lot of competition from grocery stores, home improvement retailers, and even your local flower farm. Most of the stores carry different sizes; some are categorized in pot inches or in volumes (i.e., quarts and gallons). No matter what mums you want to decorate with, we looked at all the top retailers to see where you can find mums the cheapest.
Here’s the best mum guide from seven stores (prices are as good as our last store visit).
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Walmart Fall Mums Prices: Start at $1.94
Grab mums for as low as $1.94 each from Walmart this fall.
Home Depot Fall Mums Prices: $18.98 for 2-Packs
Home Depot typically has yellow, orange, pink, purple, and red options available. Look on the Home Depot website to find mum varieties that aren’t always available at your local store. Here’s what’s available for 2024 so far:
Lowe’s Fall Mums Prices: Start at $3.98
Lowe’s has yellow, purple, red, and orange in stock among the small and large plants. You'll see lots of sizes and styles available while browsing the Lowe’s online mum inventory.
Menards Fall Mums Prices: Start at $1.77
Yellow, purple, red, orange, and pink are common colors you'll find at Menards. Right now, you can save up to 78% with clearance prices and Menards rebates (the 11% rebate offers expire on Sept. 22).
Meijer Fall Mums Prices: $3.99 – $29.99
Like other stores, Meijer has plants in yellow, pink, orange, white, and red. You'll find comparable prices, such as Meijer’s 2-quart mum (about a 6-inch pot) selling for $3.99 and the 8-inch pot selling for $5.99.
Jewel/Albertsons Fall Mums Prices: Start at $4.99
I can count on my local Jewel Osco/Albertsons store having an impressive collection of mums at the front entrance. But not surprisingly, the prices are on the high end. They're not too shabby for supermarket mums, though, if you can get past the cost.
Until Dec. 31, Jewel Osco/Albertsons has a promo where you can pay $5 each if you buy three select plants. At that price, it beats Walmart’s 3-quart $5.88 mums.
Aldi Fall Mums Price: $4.99 Each
The only size mums we could find at Aldi is an 8-inch for $4.99.
Buy the Cheapest Mums in Town at Walmart and Aldi.
For smaller varieties of fall mums, Walmart’s 2024 price for their smallest size — 1 pint — at $1.94 is by far the best value, while Menards has a mum on clearance for $1.99 plus an 11% rebate through Sept. 22, making it $1.77. For context, a pint pot size equates to a 4-inch pot. Jewel Osco's 6-inch pot is $8.99, a steep price increase for an extra two inches in pot size.
In the 8-inch category, Aldi was the clear price leader. Theirs were $4.99 each, trailed by Menards at $5.29 and Meijer’s at $5.99, which would cost you almost 20% more.
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