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,
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Powder Puff Aster
Latin name
Callistephus chinensis 'Powder Puff'
type
Flowering plant
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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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
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.