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Tower Violet

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Tower Violet

Flower

Callistephus chinensis

  • Partial sun
  • Zones 2–11
  • 110 days to maturity
  • Flowers
  • 18" spacing
  • High water
  • Annual
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  • Overview

    All the elegance and beauty of peonies and garden mums in an easy-to-grow annual. Rich plum-colored blooms avg. 2-3" with 13-20 stems per plant. Tower features uniform bloom time and plant height across the series and mix. Also known as summer aster.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost, or direct sow after all danger of frost has passed

  • Growing

    Sun: partial. Water: high. Soil: Well-drained loam, neutral to slightly acidic. Space plants 18" apart. Germination: 7-10 days.