🌸🌬️ Aster Tall Princess Zefir (Callistephus chinensis) – 100 Seeds

Description:

Enhance your garden with the delicate beauty of Aster Tall Princess Zefir (Callistephus chinensis)! This charming variety features tall, graceful stems with fully double, soft pastel-colored blooms resembling fluffy peonies. Blooming from late summer to early fall, Zefir is perfect for adding elegance to borders, cottage gardens, and fresh-cut bouquets. Its flowers attract butterflies and beneficial pollinators, promoting a healthy and vibrant garden ecosystem.

🌿 Botanical Name: Callistephus chinensis

✨ Key Features:

• Fully double, soft pastel-colored flowers

• Tall, sturdy stems ideal for cutting

• Long blooming period from late summer through fall

• Butterfly and pollinator friendly

• Perfect for garden borders, beds, and bouquets

🌱 Growing Information:

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
🌱 Sowing Time:

• Start indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost

• Transplant outdoors after last frost risk passes

🕰 Bloom Time: Late summer to early fall
📏 Plant Height: 60–90 cm (24–36 inches)
📏 Spacing: 30 cm (12 inches)

🌱 Germination Time: 7–14 days
🌡 Germination Temperature: 18–22°C (65–72°F)

🌾 Soil & Watering:

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter

• Soil pH: Neutral to slightly acidic (6.0–7.0)

• Watering: Keep soil moist but avoid overwatering

🧑🌾 Usage & Care:

• Stake tall stems to prevent bending

• Deadhead regularly to encourage prolonged blooming

• Mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds

• Excellent for cut flower bouquets and garden borders

• Supports pollinator health and biodiversity

Each packet contains 1 g of seeds which is about 100 seeds.