Chinese Aster (Callistephus Chinensis Cinderella) 100 seeds (#2379)

Chinese pinwheel Cinderella (lit. Cinderella) fascinates with unusual carmine-red colored rings.
The variety is distinguished by beautiful, fluffy inflorescences, which will be a great decoration of any flower garden. The rings are like many needle petals in one place. It blooms from the beginning of summer to autumn, so it will delight not only in flower gardens, but also with picked flowers.
These annuals grow best in fertile and moist, well-drained soils in sunny or partly sunny locations.
Approximately 100 seeds in a 0.5 g package.

Genus - Callistephus
Species - Chinensis
Variety - Cinderella
Common name - Chinese Aster
Pre-Treatment - Not-required
Hardiness zones - 3 - 10
Height - 0,50 - 0,80 m
Spread - 0,40 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 - Average
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 / Carmine-red

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.
They prefer to grow in a rich soil that has good drainage and a pH of 6 to 7.