Color
Pink · Apricot · Purple · Scarlet · Yellow · WhiteDays to cut
60–90 daysStatus
plannedCatalog ID
CF-106Like little starbursts of color in your garden, the lovely needle variety of popular Asters sure is eye catching! A fantastic mix of colors, our Nova Mix features White, Purple, Scarlet, Pink, Yellow and Apricot! • Popular needle variety annual • Long lasting multi-colored summer blooms • Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas
How it grows
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 10–14 d
- Soil temp
- 65–72 °F
- Depth
- 0.125 in
- Light for germ
- light
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 60–90 dThis variety
- Spacing
- 6–12 in
- Height
- 28–36 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- No frost tolerance · to 32°F · tender
- Sow indoors
- Yes
- Outdoor / direct
- No
Harvest
- Cut stage
- Fresh–When outside florets begin to open. Dried–When blooms are fully open.
- Vase life
- 10–12 d
- Handling
- Place immediately in water or floral preservative.
Trials
No trials yet.
Other Observations
Notes not filed against a sowing. Everything else sits with its trial above.
No loose observations — every note belongs to a sowing.
This variety’s year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sow indoorsMar 26 – Apr 9
Bloom (from indoor)Jul 23 – Aug 6
