ASTER - Ostrich Feather

Species: Aster
Latin name: Callistephus Chinensis L.
Other usual name: China Aster - Ostrich Plume
Variety: Ostrich Feather
Family: Astéracées
Origin: China

The Asters Ostrich Feather: Long lasting, large double blooms with long feathery recurving petals are borne on tall stems. Annual plant, flowering from late spring to October. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering and provide support for the heavy flowerheads.

Seed sowing: March to June
Flowering of the aster: July to September
Height: Asters reach on average 70 to 80 cm
Exposure: Sunny, Half Shade

Sowing instructions: 1.) Seed sowing from Mars to June in pots or trays, maintainsoil moist and a temperature of 18 °C, transplant as soon as the plants are easy to handle if sowing in pots, to continue in pots to leave them at a temperature from 10 to 15 °C until the final transplant. You can set them in open ground as from May. 2.) You can begin sowings in February for an early flowering. To avoid cultivating them 2 years in the same place, asters need a rich soil.

Sowing distance: 15x 15 cm between plants
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 18 C°

Net weight of seeds: 1 gr +/- 400 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.