Aster Flower Seeds Packet
China Aster (Callistephus chinensis) is a stunning annual flower known for its large, vibrant blooms that resemble chrysanthemums. This plant is cherished for its wide range of colors, including pink, purple, blue, white, and red. China asters are popular in cut flower arrangements and garden borders due to their long-lasting, showy blossoms. These vibrant, easy-to-grow flowers bring striking color to gardens and floral arrangements. Their ability to bloom late into the season, attract pollinators, and provide stunning cut flowers makes them a favorite among gardeners.
How to Grow Aster from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost. Cold stratification helpful.
Care and Harvest
Late-season perennial blooming late summer to frost. Excellent for pollinators. Daisy-like flowers.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
