“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 high ...

We aren't kidding when we say that everything is bigger in Texas. That's especially true when it comes to a high school tradition known almost exclusively to the Lone Star State: homecoming mums. Mums ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- If you're looking for a simple homecoming mum, then you're out of luck. These days, there's no such thing. While some of the traditional ones include the flower as a center ...

HOUSTON — They're big. They're bright. They're extra and they are oh so Texas! The homecoming mum is a Lone Star State tradition that dates back decades. And since everything is bigger in Texas, the ...

From bling to ribbons, the Mum Queen’s creations are a Texas homecoming tradition in full bloom (Mum Queen) Hey, Houston! It’s that time of year again—homecoming season is here, and we know your mums ...

For four years, Ellie Meinershagen, a student at Frisco Reedy High School, has overseen a project that offers simple mums, with proceeds going to local charities. Here, she and her friends model silk ...

While we’ve never doubted the familiar adage asserting that “everything is bigger in Texas,” it becomes strikingly clear when fall comes around and homecoming comes along with it—because Texas ...

Homecoming mums reflect personality of wearer They started as a simple corsage and have grown bigger, brighter over the years Standard mums start at $45, megas can range from $65 on up Kimberly Favela ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Texas tradition of giving mums at homecoming came from Missouri, which the NCAA recognizes as the birthplace of homecoming. Boys would give their dates chrysanthemums to wear as a ...

Wearing the creations to high school homecoming games has become a competition itself, with the once-simple corsage growing larger each year Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She ...