Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 8
- Height: 24 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer and fall
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Moist, but Well Drained Soil
- Deer Resistant: Yes
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: No
- Depth: 1/16 inch
- Sowing Rate: 4 seeds per plants
- Moisture: Keep moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 20 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Aster
China Aster (Callistephus Chinensis Sea Star) - China Asters are good as cut flowers in bouquets, beds, borders or pots because of their longevity. Visitors will do a double take when they pass these lovely and unusual Asters in the garden or the vase. Big 3 1/2 to 4-inch blooms are full of brightly-colored, needle-shaped petals that are arranged in swirls atop tall, sturdy stems. These blooms are dense, deeply colored, and long-lasting. Best of all, they appear profusely on very vigorous, uniform plants.
This formula mix contains 5 complementary colors: white, pink, deep rose, and purple. These large-flowered Asters make a spectacular bouquet all by themselves, and their unusual form combines well with other flowers in the bed, border, or vase.
Seastar Mix is quite wilt-tolerant, asking only a sunny spot in the garden. Crego Aster flower seed can be direct-sown after the last frost or, for even earlier blooms, begin flower seed indoors. Sow China Aster flower seed indoors in early spring using starter mix. Press flower seed into soil and barely cover. Transplant into the garden 20 inches apart.
