Aster Princess White (Callistephus chinensis)

🤍 The florist's aster — crisp, pure, and built for the vase

The Princess type is prized for its distinctive form: a raised quilled centre surrounded by broad flat petals, all in clean snow-white. Long, strong stems make it one of the best cut flowers you can grow from seed.

📦 Pack Contents

• 20+ premium imported seeds
• Sprouting rate: 75–85%
• Sprouts in 10–15 days

🌸 Plant Profile

• Height: 60–75 cm, spread 25–30 cm — tall, upright, cutting-garden habit
• Large 7–9 cm blooms in pure white with a quilled crested centre
• Blooms 90–110 days after sprouting, flowering through spring
• Ideal for cut-flower beds, mid-to-back borders, and bouquet and event work

🌞 Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun — 6+ hours daily
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil enriched with compost
• Water: Regular deep watering at the base; keep evenly moist
• Climate: Cool-season grower, best at 15–25°C

📅 When to Plant (Pakistan)

• Peak sowing window: September to November

🌿 Quick Tips

1. Cover seeds with 5 mm of fine soil and keep lightly moist.
2. Space 25–30 cm apart — good airflow is the best defence against aster wilt.
3. Rotate your planting spot each year. Asters are prone to soil-borne wilt; never plant them in the same bed two seasons running.
4. Water at the base only — wet foliage invites disease.
5. For cutting: snip when the bloom is about three-quarters open, in the early morning. Vase life runs 7–10 days.