King Size Appleblossom aster
Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Appleblossom'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'King Size Appleblossom' aster (Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Appleblossom') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stays erect. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, and the plant takes 119 days to reach maturity.
Pairs well with Fizzy White cosmos, Supertunia Vista Silverberry petunia, and Red fescue.