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Texas-sized spirit: Port Lavaca’s Walmart displays 11-foot homecoming mum

Port Lavaca Walmart’s 11-foot-tall homecoming mum, complete with over 300 lights and countless ribbons, is on full display. (Walmart)

PORT LAVACA – It’s homecoming season across the Lone Star State, and if you’re familiar with the Texas mum tradition, you know they’re all about going big. But the Port Lavaca Walmart has taken this over-the-top tradition to new heights—literally!

The store unveiled an 11-foot-tall mum, delivered by a tow truck and is now displayed in-store.

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Decked out with more than 300 lights, an abundance of ribbons, and a massive spread of flowers, this gigantic creation has everything you’d expect in a Texas-sized homecoming celebration.

The mum, designed by Melissa Baugh of Missy’s Homecoming Mums, was so massive, that they called Action Towing and Recovery to help make the delivery.

Want to see it for yourself? Head over to the Port Lavaca Walmart at 400 Tiney Browning Blvd., Port Lavaca.

Check out this Texas-sized beauty! (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

It’s safe to say this record-setting mum just set the bar even higher for high schoolers across the state.


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Holly joined the KPRC 2 digital team in March 2024, leveraging her eight years of expertise in blogging and digital content to share her passion for Houston. Outside of work, she enjoys exploring the city's vibrant scenes, all while balancing her roles as a wife and mother to two toddlers.

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