id plant please

v1rt

14 years ago

Good evening folks,

Can someone please help me id this plant? I grew it from seed this year.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again! :)

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aftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
14 years ago
China-asters, Callistephus chinensis?

Annette
v1rt
Original Author
14 years ago
You are the best! I remember now. I direct seeded it around mid May. I thought it didn't make it. I looked at the burpee packet and what I bought was Red Burst. The packet doesn't say if it's annual or perennial. I wish it's perennial. I love th ecolor of the stems. It's so lovely. I also love the dark green foliage. Japanese beetle didn't touch them too. :D
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v1rt
Original Author
14 years ago
my bad, it's annual. :(
diggerdee zone 6 CT
14 years ago
They are annuals, but I've found if I leave a few seedheads they will reseed. (although I still WS a whole mess of them!) I love, love, love chinese asters! I saw some beautiful bouquets today made with the smaller, tighter-bloomed ones (matsu-something?) I haven't grown these yet, but I will add them to my aster collection after seeing these bouquets!

:)
Dee
v1rt
Original Author
14 years ago
I planted them 12 inches apart based from what was mentioned on the packet. They didn't grow that wide. I will plant many of them next year at 6" apart. :)

I was looking for something that will flower from summer to fall. The packet says it flowers from late summer to fall.
v1rt
Original Author
14 years ago
Here is another shot which I took this morning. The aster is at the right side of cosmic orange cosmos and left side of cannas. What can you say about their flowers? Does it last long?

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diggerdee zone 6 CT
14 years ago
Ooh, yours look kind of short! How tall are they? Maybe I just can't tell from the picture.

Unfortunately, IMO, these don't bloom nearly long enough. Now, I do cut mine for bouquets, so the individual blooms don't stick around that long in my garden. And to cut them, I have to sacrifice a lot of side buds, so I don't get a long bloom period out of the plant.

I guess now that I think of it, I don't really use these as a garden plant per se, so I can't advise how to place them in the garden, or even, I guess, bloom time. I just know that I love them in bouquets and I wish they were one of those annuals that bloomed all summer!

BTW, I plant mine about 6 inches apart too.

:)
Dee
v1rt
Original Author
14 years ago
Maybe, they're 12-14" tall only. We had a very cold summer. :)