Bonita White film-coated china aster
Callistephus chinensis 'Bonita White'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bonita White' film-coated China aster (Callistephus chinensis 'Bonita White') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. The erect plants grow fast and reach 32 to 36 inches tall. White blooms open in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Easy Wave White petunia, Double Zahara Fire zinnia, and Red fescue.