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🌸 Aster – Mixed Colours
🌸 Botanical Name: Callistephus chinensis
🌸 Type: Half-hardy Annual

Classic and colourful, China Asters are beloved for their large, daisy-like or chrysanthemum-style blooms in vibrant shades of pink, purple, blue, red, and white. These late-summer beauties offer a burst of colour just when many other flowers are fading, making them perfect for beds, borders, and cut flower displays.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Half-hardy Annual
✔ Height: 40 – 60 cm
✔ Spread: 20 – 30 cm
✔ Flowers: July – October
✔ Position: Full sun, rich well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow Indoors: Feb – Apr, 0.5 cm deep in trays or modules
✔ Germination: 7 – 14 days at 18 – 22°C
✔ Transplant: Harden off and plant out after last frost, spacing 25 – 30 cm apart
✔ Care: Water regularly, avoid overhead watering, deadhead for prolonged flowering

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Large, showy blooms in dazzling colours 🌈
✔ Blooms late in the season – perfect for autumn gardens
✔ Excellent for cutting – long vase life ✂️🌼
✔ Attracts butterflies and beneficial insects 🦋🐞

✨ Top Tip
To prevent disease (like aster wilt), avoid planting in the same spot each year and ensure good airflow between plants.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Cottage garden beds & borders
✔ Late-season colour
✔ Cut flower arrangements
✔ Pollinator-friendly spaces

🌼 Plant With: Zinnias, cosmos, marigolds, and salvia – colourful companions that thrive in the same conditions and keep the garden blooming until first frost.

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