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Aster chinensis 'Princess Red'

Aster chinensis 'Princess Red'

  • Product number: 506820
  • Origin: China
  • Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis

Scarlet red

Double-flowered, long-lasting cut flower with slightly protruding ray florets and a flattened, beautifully filled centre. Height 60-70 cm.

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

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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.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • April
  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Scarlet
  • Origin: China
  • Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: Bees
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Aster chinensis, or also (new name:) Callistephus chinensis
  • Dutch: Summer aster
  • Also known as: Callistephus chinensis
  • English: Aster
  • All year round

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