Aster - King Size Apricot

Aster 'King Size Apricot' – Peony-flowering splendor in apricot
Callistephus chinensis – about 90 plants
Height: approx. 80 cm

'King Size Apricot' is an impressive summer aster with large, peony-like flowers in soft apricot shades – a perfect colour for romantic bouquets and late summer floral displays. It is very durable as a cut flower and blooms profusely from July to October.

Suitable for both flower beds and large pots and thrives best in sun to partial shade . By pinching off wilted flowers, flowering is prolonged, and topping at a young age makes the plant more branched and full.

Culture:

• Sowing time: March–April, indoors

• Sowing depth: approx. 0.2 cm – cover lightly

• Replanting: In potting soil when the plant has developed characteristic leaves

• Planting out: When the risk of night frost is over

• Plant distance: 30 cm

• Row spacing: 40 cm

• Location: Sun to partial shade

• Tip: Cut the top shoot at a height of 10–15 cm for a bushier growth habit

• Crop rotation: Avoid growing in the same place two years in a row (soil fatigue)

Plant info:

• Flowering time: July–October

• Color: Apricot

• Height: approx. 80 cm

• Growth habit: Free-standing

• Use: Border, pot, cut flower

A lovely and magnificent summer flower that will enhance any garden with its sumptuous apricot flowers – perfect for both color-coordinated flower beds and bouquets with a luxurious feel.