Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds
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Crego Mix - China Aster Seeds

SKU: FAR102
Open-Pollinated
Heirloom
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Crego Mix China aster produces large, shaggy blooms with curled petals that resemble late-summer chrysanthemums. The mix brings soft and vivid shades of pink, lavender, purple, rose, white, and blue, adding a refined, old-garden look just when many early flowers begin to tire.

Strong stems make Crego asters especially useful for cutting, with flowers that hold well in arrangements and bring fullness to bouquets. Plant them where air can move freely, and they will reward the season with layered color, texture, and a graceful finish.

Scientific name: Callistephus chinensis
Life cycle: Annual
Days to bloom: 100-120 days from sowing
Plant height: 12-30"

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China Aster Growing Basics

China asters have been grown in flower gardens for centuries, valued for their full, many-petaled blooms and long, sturdy cutting stems. Native to eastern Asia, these annual flowers have been shaped through generations of selection into an extraordinary range of forms, from softly curled petals to dense, rounded blooms that resemble chrysanthemums or small peonies.

Flowers appear in white, blush, pink, lavender, purple, blue, red, and rich jewel-toned mixtures. China asters bring generous late-summer color to garden rows and borders, but they are especially prized for cutting. Their strong stems, lasting vase presence, and refined flower shapes make them useful as focal blooms in homegrown bouquets.

Start China asters indoors about 6–8 weeks before the expected last spring frost, or direct sow outdoors once the soil can be worked and severe frost has passed. They prefer mild conditions during establishment and should be hardened gradually before transplanting.

For a longer flowering season, make two or three sowings several weeks apart. In regions with long autumns, an early-summer sowing can provide fresh blooms as temperatures begin to cool, though plants must have enough time to mature before hard frost.

Sow seeds about ⅛–¼ inch deep in moist seed-starting mix or prepared garden soil. Keep the soil evenly moist until germination, which usually occurs within one to two weeks under favorable conditions.

Provide strong light and good airflow as soon as seedlings emerge. Harden indoor-grown plants gradually before transplanting. Space most China asters about 8–12 inches apart, with a little more room for large, heavily branching varieties.

Avoid disturbing the roots more than necessary during transplanting, and set plants at the same depth they were growing in their containers.

Choose a site with full sun and fertile, well-drained soil enriched with finished compost. China asters grow best with steady moisture, particularly while plants are establishing and developing buds.

Water near the soil rather than over the foliage, and mulch lightly to conserve moisture and reduce soil splash. Tall or large-flowered varieties may need support before stems become heavy with bloom.

China asters fit naturally into cutting rows and mixed flower borders. Their open flower centers can also attract bees and other pollinators, though densely double forms offer less accessible pollen and nectar. Pairing them with cosmos, alyssum, calendula, dill, or other open-centered flowers helps create a more varied planting for beneficial insects.

Cut China asters when the outer petals have opened and the flower is nearly full, but before the center begins to age. Harvest during the cool part of the day and place stems in clean water promptly.

Strip foliage that would sit below the waterline. Regular cutting encourages the plants to continue developing buds, though each stem generally produces a more limited number of blooms than heavily branching flowers such as zinnias or cosmos.

China asters hold well in arrangements and are especially useful as focal flowers alongside airy fillers, grasses, herbs, and smaller blooms.

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