Comments on: The Amazing World of China Asters

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:06:31 +0000

In reply to Kate Kowal. China asters don't benefit from being pinched.

By: Kate Kowal

Kate Kowal — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:21:50 +0000

Should these plants be pinched?

By: Jaya

Jaya — Mon, 15 May 2023 00:29:16 +0000

What is the growth habit of the mature plant? I am wondering because I have started some seedlings and plan to put them in my flower beds and a part of the landscape, but I can’t seem to find anything anywhere about what the mature plant shape and size is. Thank you!

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 14:25:24 +0000

In reply to Joy. I think they'd be a great addition to the veggie garden. Flowers attract pollinators which is beneficial to growing vegetables.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 22:55:55 +0000

Thank you for the information. Is it ok to grow China Aster in the vegetable garden?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 19:11:23 +0000

In reply to Lana.

Check out how we grow flowers in landscape fabric here: https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-with-landscape-fabric/

By: Rosie

Rosie — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:14:47 +0000

I never knew about the need for shorter days to get them bloom. I am above the 60th parallel with a pretty short growing season, so I start most things indoors, but in June and July we get nearly 24- hour sunlight. Previously I started them around 6-8 weeks before last frost and only got aster blooms for the very last week or two of August and then lost them to frost. Last year I started them in January under lights, which is much earlier than our June 10 last frost date, and it gave me a lot more work moving bigger plants in and outside all spring, but I got the most amazing blooms from July into almost October (we had a really unusually late first frost and I covered them to survive a few cold nights).

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 17 Jan 2023 14:40:00 +0000

How are they grown in landscape fabric ? What does this mean ?

By: Jan

Jan — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 14:24:16 +0000

I’ve given up on China Asters. My soil has been contaminated with Aster Yellows, and everything is deformed. Even after waiting a few seasons, when I tried them again, I had the same problem. Any solutions?

By: Claudette Byrd-Rinck

Claudette Byrd-Rinck — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 01:40:39 +0000

I love reveling in your book right now. I am redoing my garden beds and was wondering if you sell select colors of china aster. My beds are quite small and I would love to expand my cut flower section as well as a garden section but it is TINY in comparison to yours – absolutely tiny. I would want maybe 5-6 seeds. Do you sell seeds?