King Size Mid-Blue aster
Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Mid-Blue'
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 Mid-Blue' aster (Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Mid-Blue') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stands erect. Butterflies and bees visit the blooms, which open from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Supertunia Royal Velvet petunia, Zahara Starlight Rose zinnia, and Red fescue.