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China aster 'Koningin der Hallen'

China aster 'Koningin der Hallen'

Product number: 506400
Origin: China
Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis

Beautiful old-fashioned flower, easy to grow and especially suitable as a cut flower. The height is ± 60 cm, the double flowers have broad petals in fresh shades of red, blue, pink, yellow and white.

Names:
Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis
Dutch: Zomeraster
Also: Callistephus chinensis
English: Michaelmas Daisy

Sowing method: Indoors in April or outdoors from May to June. Transplant into pots and plant out in a sunny spot. Pinching after the first growth encourages many branches. Note: not too wet soil.

Sowing/planting time:

April
May
June

Harvesting time:

July
August
September
October

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Indoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: Double flowers in fresh colours red, blue, pink, yellow and white
Origin: China
Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
Annual or perennial: Annual
Attractive to insects: Various insects
Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
Ease of cultivation: Easy