Rachel Rosenfeld, left, and Alex Abell, members of the Mustang Stampede dance group at J.J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, with their homecoming mums in the school gymnasium.Credit ...

As football games continue throughout the Lone Star State, several high schools have already celebrated homecoming, showing off their stunning mums. Here are some of the unique homecoming mums we ...

The origins of Texas' homecoming mum tradition The tradition of homecoming mums originated in Missouri, which also hosted the first-ever homecoming football ... wear white mums and garters as ...

For decades, Texas high schoolers have shown up on the Friday of the homecoming football game to display their mums and garters. The word "mum" is short for the chrysanthemum flower. Ribbons are ...