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Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Apricot' (King Size Series)
- Good for Cutting
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Featuring single, semi-double and double blooms, this variety begins with pale yellow buds that open up to pale apricot flowers
- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Acid - Neutral
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 75cm (30in)
- Common name
- China Aster
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow undercover March-April. Keep warm and moist. Pot up when seedlings are 2-3cm tall. Grow on somewhere light and cool but frost free. Harden off before planting out when all danger of frost has passed. Any spindly plants can be pinched back.
Care Tips
Water in well for two weeks or so while the roots get established. Stake plants Individually or grow through netting or mesh. Ensure supports are in place while plants are still young. Pick regularly for the vase.
Flowering Time
July - October
