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Aster chinensis 'Garden Jewel'
Aster chinensis 'Garden Jewel'

Aster chinensis 'Garden Jewel'

  • Product number: 506300
  • Origin: China
  • Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis

The full, broad-leaved form of an ostrich plume aster reveals this new variety in a subtle, light lilac colour, accentuated by slightly darker petal tips: a beauty! Height 50cm.

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

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

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Sowing/planting time:

  • April
  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • July
  • August
  • September

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Light purple with slightly darker petal tips
  • Origin: China
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: Butterflies
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis
  • Dutch: China aster
  • Also known as: Callistephus chinensis
  • English: Michaelmas Daisy
  • All year round

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