a homecoming mum. Mums were originally simple flowers or chrysanthemums given to a girl by her date. By the 1970s, mums began to bloom. The homecoming mums began to get larger and more elaborate.

The flower heads are round with very tight petals ... gold and peach tones), or the even bigger and fuller football mum 'Homecoming' in shades of coral, peach, apricot, and pink.