In the thick of Texas homecoming season, many high schoolers will give and receive traditional homecoming mums — faux chrysanthemums decorated with glitter, ribbons and trinkets. But how did the ...

Homecoming season in Texas brings festive decorations to cities, with students proudly wearing the iconic, oversized mums and garters. This cherished tradition has become a hallmark of Texas high ...

There is a football game, sure. And a dance (ugh). But the tradition in Texas isn’t complete without a $120 plastic flower. This is a mum: a maternal figure. This is a mum: a widely grown flower ...

Kris Ellis isn't exactly sure how the tradition of homecoming mums got started in Texas, but for several months each fall, her world revolves around creating them. "I enjoy it," said Ellis, who ...

Mums, short for chrysanthemums, are a long-held homecoming tradition that has grown bigger since the first one was seen at Baylor University in 1936, according to Texas Highways. Watch NBC 5 free ...

Today's homecoming mums rarely involve live flowers, but there are silk blooms, trinkets, bells, ribbons, stuffed animals, cardboard backings and even blinking LED lights in the mix. No ...

Alvarado High senior Brittany Eicker wore a 'Texas-sized' mum to their homecoming pep rally, complete with artificial flowers, ribbons, trinkets, and teddy bear, in Alvarado, Texas, Friday ...

Each region has a different taste in homecoming mums. According to Texas Highways, these are the most popular across the state. North Texas: Large, with standard school colors.

Katy High School band boosters are selling homecoming mums at lunch and after school in front of the band hall. From left, Debbie Swain shows mums to Andrew Soto, 16, a junior.

Homecoming season in Texas brings festive decorations to cities, with students proudly wearing the iconic, oversized mums and garters. This cherished tradition has become a hallmark of Texas high ...