Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 20 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to early fall
- Bloom Color: Dark blue w/ white center
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, rich, deep, light soil, pH 5.5 - 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: 9 - 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Aster
Aster (Callistephus Tall Pompon Blue) - This is one of the most unique asters you can buy from flower seed on the market! This blue aster with a white center grows to approximately 20 inches tall. Aster Pompon Blue has large pompons which are 2 to 3 inches wide and simply loaded with petals. Massive disks of dark blue surround a white center, adding eye-catching color to the sunny garden and use as cutflowers in the indoor vase.
Aster Pompon Blue is an annual, irresistible to butterflies. It is easy and fast to grow in the sunny garden, and does best in moist, well-drained soil. Callistephus Pompon Blue is wilt-tolerant, but all Asters do better if grown in different soil each year, so for subsequent plantings, change the location a bit. Deadhead flowers to extend the bloom season even longer and keep the flowers coming back.
