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Callistephus chinensis Nova Series (d)
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China aster Nova Series

An annual chinese variety to around 50cm height. Double, daisy-like flowers with very slender petals and almost no centre come in a wide range of red, purple, pink and cream shades, from midsummer to mid-autumn

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Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metres
Time to ultimate height
1 year
Ultimate spread
0.1–0.5 metres
Growing conditions
Chalk
Clay
Loam
Sand
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Colour & scent
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring Green
Summer Cream Pink Purple Red Green
Autumn Cream Pink Purple Red Green
Winter
Position
  • Full sun
Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness
H2
Botanical details
Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Columnar upright, Tufted
Genus

Callistephus are bushy, upright annuals with coarsely toothed ovate leaves and large, solitary, daisy-like flower-heads, often double in cultivars, in late summer and autumn

Name status

Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in a sheltered site in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Plant in a different spot each year

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 16°C in early spring or in situ in mid-spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Prairie planting
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids and cutworms

Diseases

May be susceptible to verticillium wilt

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