Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 9
- Height: 20 inches
- Bloom Season: Early summer to early fall
- Bloom Color: White
- 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 White) - If you are looking for a pure white aster, then this pompon aster is perfect for you. This white aster grows to approximately 20 inches tall. Aster Pompon White has large pompons which are 2 to 3 inches wide and simply loaded with petals. Massive disks of white add eye-catching color to the sunny garden and use as cutflowers in the indoor vase.
Aster Pompon White is an annual which is irresistible to butterflies. It is easy and fast to grow in the sunny garden, and does best in moist, well-drained soil. Callistephus Pompon White 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.
