China Aster Seeds - Matsumoto Apricot

BOTANICAL NAME

Callistephus chinensis

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 26 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Matsumoto

COLOR

• Pink

One to two inch peachy apricot blooms of China Aster Matsumoto Apricot provide a subtle elegance to gardens and vases. Stems reach up to two feet tall and offer nice and sturdy stems to cut and enjoy indoors. The Matsumoto series has been bred to be Fusarium (stem rot) tolerant, allowing the seeds to be sown anytime from early spring into summer for blooms April through October. Blooms are soft and semi-double.

• Fast-growing, long-lasting flowers in daisy-like soft peach with cheerful yellow centers
• Sturdy, upright, and productive
• Deadhead flowers to encourage more blooms

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/8 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual