A mum, at the time, would have a decorative ribbon, the homecoming dates’ names, the high school name, etc. and one fake mum flower positioned at the top.

Homecoming 1982: Throwback to when mums were live flowers delivered by a florist. Ribbons and trinkets were added below the traditional flower to showcase the wearer's personality.

The Texas tradition has become a teenage rite of passage and a kind of folk art, too. Today's mums are usually made of a colorfully themed combination of oversized silk flowers, ribbons, bows ...

Apparently, homecoming mums are the word in Louisiana and Texas. If you or your child has ever gone to homecoming, you may have seen, or perhaps even received, a homecoming mum. Mums were ...

“More cowbell” takes on new meaning when it comes to homecoming season in Texas. In fact, everything is more when it comes to mums. The custom of wearing the extravagantly-adorned creations to ...

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.

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — It is Homecoming night for many high schools across the High Plains and a staple for homecoming season, is mums. A tradition that came to Texas in 1930 and has ...

A “mum” by definition is a noun meaning “a cultivated chrysanthemum,” which is a daisy-like flower with brightly colored ornamental flowers. It is also an adjective meaning “quiet ...

Nobody had given this clever, beautiful girl a homecoming mum. What a travesty. This fall, Hanna and I decided to go to SMU’s homecoming game on Nov. 4. ... The basic mum — one flower, ...

Grapevine woman dedicates 30 years to designing homecoming mums 03:11. ... "When I first started, it was, everything was about, it wasn't very big. It had one flower," Valudos said. "If it had two ...

At their root, homecoming mums may just be a big ol' metaphor for the oh-so-big reputation of Texas. At least that’s what one mum historian believes.

Suzie Dittman pours hot glue on a flower decoration for a homecoming mum Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at the Mum Shop in Plano. A twist on tradition.