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Powder Puff Aster in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Callistephus chinensis 'Powder Puff'

 

Powder Puff Aster

This is an annual or biennial plant with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100cm tall. Cultivated varieties can have ray florets in most any color, including red, pink, blue, purple, and white. They are up to 3.5 centimeters long. 'Powder Puff' is available with flowers of many colours and provides large, full and long lasting blooms atop extra long stems,

 
plant Features
  • Powder Puff Aster likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Powder Puff Aster likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Powder Puff Aster is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Powder Puff Aster likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Powder Puff Aster

Latin name

Callistephus chinensis 'Powder Puff'

type

Flowering plant

family

Asteraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Powder Puff Aster likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Powder Puff Aster is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Powder Puff Aster likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Powder Puff Aster likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Powder Puff Aster is 0.30meters x 0.75meters 0.30 M 0.75 M

Callistephus chinensis 'Powder Puff'

This is an annual or biennial plant with one erect, mostly unbranched stem growing 20 to 100cm tall. Cultivated varieties can have ray florets in most any color, including red, pink, blue, purple, and white. They are up to 3.5 centimeters long. 'Powder Puff' is available with flowers of many colours and provides large, full and long lasting blooms atop extra long stems,


Flowering Season

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

A cheerful and long flowering plant with colours ranging from white, creamy, shades of pink and purple.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds under glass in trays of compost and keep moist.

 

Planting Outdoors

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant out into flowering site.

 

Propagation by seed

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed directly into flowering site.

 
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