2023年8月2日 · China asters (Callistephus chinensis) are long-blooming cool-weather annual flowers that will fill your borders with a vibrant rainbow of colors from summer to fall. There are many cultivars and shades to choose from with these prolific plants that often receive comparisons with their chrysanthemum relatives.

2020年1月14日 · In this article, you will learn all you need to know to grow and care for China aster in your home landscape. As an annual, C. chinensis is suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 2 to 11. It grows vigorously in moist, well-drained soil in locations with full sun to partial shade. Stems are sturdy and can reach up to three feet tall at maturity.

2019年12月5日 · In addition to lasting an incredibly long time in the vase, China asters come in a dazzling rainbow of colors and a wide range of flower shapes and sizes, including huge feathered blossoms, sturdy sprays of miniature buttons, tight-domed …

2023年5月28日 · China aster (Callistephus chinensis), an easy-to-grow annual known for its showy blossoms, is a favorite cut flower that blooms in late spring or early summer through fall. This cool-weather plant comes in an array of colors and heights.

2021年4月2日 · China aster flowers come in reds, pinks, purples, blues, and whites, with big, puffy blossoms measuring 3-5 inches across. The heavily-clustered petals are thin and pointed, which often gets the flowers confused with mums or regular asters .

2024年3月6日 · China asters offer a diverse array of colors and bloom sizes. Colors range from shades of white, pink, yellow, red, violet, purple, and peach with yellow centers. Blooms can be three to five inches in diameter in single, semi, or double blooms.

Its common names include China aster and annual aster. [3][4] It is native to China and Korea. [3][5] and it is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant in cottage gardens and as a cut flower. [1][6] This is an annual or biennial plant with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20–100 cm (7.9–39.4 in) tall.

Learn how to grow China aster from seed: sowing, days to germination, plant height, spacing, trellising, row cover, hardiness, harvesting, and vase life.

2020年5月30日 · The showy blossoms of these 13 China aster varieties offer gardeners in almost every zone the opportunity to create late summer displays ranging from bold and contemporary to subdued and traditional. And best of all, you can change your color scheme each year to enjoy the many different varieties available.

China aster is one of the most popular flowers in the world for cuttings, as blooms retain their color and shape long after being separated from the root. Available in every color imaginable, the reds, yellows, purples, blues and whites look great as centerpieces of arrangements adorning your kitchen table or home’s entryway.