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*Callistephus chinensis* 'Hulk'

Callistephus chinensis 'Hulk'

Product number: 506350
Origin: China
Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis

We can't help it that the name is a bit clumsy for this elegant flower, but the main color is certainly right: a lemon-yellow heart with a beautiful green rosette of leaves around it. The "petals" (ray florets) are missing! Very unique and strong in a vase, height 60cm.

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-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.

Sowing/planting time:

April
May
June

Harvesting time:

July
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Indoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: Lemon yellow heart with green leafy wreath, without ray florets
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: Moderate