Aster (Callistephus Chinensis Hi-No-Maru) 150 seeds (#2361)

Hi-no-maru Aster is native to China and there grows on the edges of deciduous forests in the northeastern United States. It is a cool weather annual flower.
Grows up to 50 cm tall. Flowers tricolored - red-yellow-white - 5-7 cm wide, double ringed, disk-shaped.
Can be grown in pots, containers, flower beds, attracts bees and other insects, is deer resistant, self sows, and is great as a cut flower.
Approximately 150 seeds in 0,5g packet.

Genus - Callistephus
Species - Chinensis
Variety - Hi-No-Maru
Common name - Aster
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 3 - 10
Height - 0,50 m
Spread - 0,25 m
Plant type - Annual Flower
Exposure - Full sun, part shade
Growth rate - Fast
Soil PH - Mildly acid to neutral (pH 5.5-7)
Soil type - Rich, well drained
Water requirements - Regular light watering
Landscape uses - In the garden these plants look great as part of a border; they are also used often as a cut flower in arrangements.
Bloom season - Summer
Leaf / Flower color - Green / Yellow, red, white

GERMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
Seeds should be lightly covered once sown. Sow in the spring, following the last frost.
If you plan to grow China Aster as seedlings indoors for later transplanting then they should be germinated at a temperature of +18-21C for two weeks. Seeds should be sown in peat pots in a vermiculite mix and water supplied from below.
After about seven or eight weeks the seedlings can be planted in the garden in an area of partial shade or full sun with a spacing of 30-50cm.