Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 24 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to fall
- Bloom Color: Violet
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, rich, deep, light soil, pH 6.0 - 6.5
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 60 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 7 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seed with topsoil thinly after sowing
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 5 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep soil slightly moist but not wet
- Plant Spacing: 16 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Aster

Aster (Callistephus Tall Needle Unicom Violet) - Violet flowers have always been many gardener's favority color and this violet needle aster is no exception! Aster flowers will grow well in average soils, but requires sun to partial shade. Asters come in many heights, shapes, and colors, but none are better than this violet needle aster. This needle aster grows approximately 24 inches tall from flower seeds and has a bright, brilliant violet petals.
Aster seeds can also be directly seeded into your flower garden, or seeded indoors for transplanting later. Many people like to get a jump start on their flower garden so they plant Aster flower seeds in pots and containers indoors, then transplant the seedlings outdoors in early spring. This allows you to make the proper spacing and get earlier blooms. Sow the seeds of this violet Aster in early in the season when temperatures are warm, and cover lightly with soil. Aster flower seeds germinate easily and will grow quickly, producing their first of a continual display of violet blooms by early summer.