Aster Seeds - Lilliput Blue Moon
(Callistephus chinensis) Annual. 110-120 days to maturity.
Lilliput Blue Moon Asters are unlike any flower you’ve seen! Their vibrant purple colour, cute yellow centers and overall playful pom pom feel, will surely add a stroke of joy to your Summer garden. They prefer growing in full sun, in a spot sheltered from strong winds. These unique asters will bring the magic of the moon to your garden!
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
TIMING: Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date OR direct sow outdoors after risk of frost has passed. Harden off seedlings before transplanting outdoors, after last frost.
GERMINATION: 10-14 days. Keep soil moist until germination.
SEEDING: Sow seeds 1/8” deep. Space plants 12” apart.
GROWING: Full sun, well-draining and nutrient-rich soil. Plants can benefit from light support. Its important to rotate asters to a new spot every year, this will help prevent disease. They prefer growing in a spot sheltered from strong winds.
HARVESTING: For cut flowers, pick stems as blooms are mostly open—long lasting in a vase.
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Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia, Canada.
Lilliput Blue Moon aster seeds mature in 110-120 days and are an open pollinated aster variety.