Tower Custom Mix aster
Callistephus chinensis 'Tower Custom Mix'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, yellow, pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tower Custom Mix' aster (Callistephus chinensis 'Tower Custom Mix') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stands erect. The peony-type blooms come in red, yellow, and pink. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Double Zahara Fire zinnia, Supertunia Bordeaux petunia, and Red fescue.