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Aster 'King Sized Appleblossom'

Aster 'King Sized Appleblossom'

$4.25Price

Aster king sized appleblossom - Big fluffy blooms in a delicate soft pink.

 

Callistephus chinensis

 

Approx 50 Seeds

 

 

 

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    I simply adore asters – the true late summer queens. flower heads of every size, some like petite pompoms, other like big shredded balls of ribbon, and finally big puffy balls of incurved petals almost mistaken for ‘Mums. if you couldn’t love them anymore (I actually can’t) asters have the most insane vase life (7-10 days). These laugh in the face of Dahlias.

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  • How to make these beauties grow

    Sow: Indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost.

     

    How: Surface sow and cover lightly – can be transplanted.

     

    Space: 30cm

     

    Height: 60cm

     

    Where: Full Sun

     

    Days to maturity: 110-120 Days

     

    Pick: When 3/4 of the flowers are open

     

    Annual

  • Notes from the garden

    Don’t forget asters are late summer flowering, shortening day lengths initiates flowering. These will flower well into the autumn up to the first hard frost.

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