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Tower Silver China Aster

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Callistephus chinensis
(110 days) Open pollinated.

Annual. Irresistible bicolor 2–3" peony-type blooms of iridescent white and purple. Same uniformity, sturdiness and reliability of others in the Tower Series (see Tower Chamois).

*All sale seed exceeds Fedco’s quality standards in addition to the federal germination standards. Discounted item sales are final and ineligible for refund or replacement. Germination rates of current and recent seed lots are available on our germination page.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Days to Maturity
110 days
Lifecycle
annual
Bloom Color
white and purple
Compare
Compare with other China Asters
Variety Product Type Hybrid Status Days to Maturity Lifecycle Bloom Color
Tower Chamois seeds open pollinated 110 days annual salmony pink
Tower Silver seeds open pollinated 110 days annual white and purple
Crego Mix
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 90 days annual multi-colored
Tower Chamois
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 110 days annual salmony pink
Tower Silver
Organic 		seeds open pollinated 110 days annual white and purple
Princess Mix seeds open pollinated 110 days annual multi-colored
Additional Information

China Aster

~450 seeds/g.

Annual. Callistephus is from Greek kallos meaning ‘beautiful’ and stephos, ‘crown.’ The common name of aster comes from the Greek astron, meaning ‘star,’ a reference to their shape and bright colors. The China Aster began its journey west around 1730 when a Jesuit missionary noticed it growing in a field near Beijing. Wildly popular by 1883 when Burpee listed 19 different classes of them compared to two each of marigold and zinnia. Good bedding plants or cutflowers.

Culture: Sow indoors at 70–72° in late winter, transplant after danger of frost. Cut stems when 2–4 flowers have opened. Vase life is 5–7 days, longer if you use a floral preservative. Aster Yellows is a serious disease problem. Use floating row covers to keep out leafhoppers, the vector.

Flowers

All flower seeds are open-pollinated except where noted.

Days in parentheses after a variety indicate days to first bloom.

Saving Flower Seeds Is Easy!

Almost all the flowers we list are open- pollinated and easy to save seed from. Some types cross readily, but who cares! Save the seeds, plant them, and be surprised.

These flowers are especially easy to save seed from: bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cerinthe, cosmos, love-in-a- mist (nigella), nasturtium, poppy, strawflower, sunflower, sweet pea and tithonia.

Learn more about seed saving.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

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