Comments on: The Amazing World of China Asters

By: Melnee Benfield

Melnee Benfield — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:10:47 +0000

Gorgeous as always! Thanks so much for sharing your immense knowledge.
I am a Florist and do grow flowers, just not in huge quantities.
Which variety would you recommend producing the largest diameter blooms? When we want fluff, we want big fluff!
Thanks so much!

Melnee Benfield
Wooster Ohio

By: Carrie Thompson

Carrie Thompson — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:15:09 +0000

Hello,

I live in Indiana and this is my first year growing a cut garden. I planted my China Aster’s really late, in the beginning of June. They are growing, but I wonder if I would get any blooms since it was so late. Any advice you could share with me on this seasons blooms.

Thank you!

Carrie

By: Team Floret

Team Floret — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:26:13 +0000

In reply to Allison Shaw. Hi Allison, Yes- they are cut and come again. Enjoy!

By: Allison Shaw

Allison Shaw — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:24:31 +0000

Hello! I started a small cut garden this year, and I have a few china asters in the mix. They seem to be blooming earlier than you said yours bloom, but they aren’t blooming in great quantities. So my question is, are these cut and come again? If I cut the blooms off, will more blooms sprout from where I cut the original one off? Such as cosmos or zinnias?

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:20:13 +0000

In reply to Sarah.

You may be able to find a supplier in this list of internatioanl specialty seed sources: https://www.floretflowers.com/international-specialty-seed-sources/

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:31:26 +0000

Hello, as usual beautiful pictures. Asters were not featured in your book, so happy to rediscover here.
You mention a Germand grower: I happen to live in France so might be easier for me to source seeds from Germany. Would you still have the name of grower in mind or maybe advice for sourcing seeds in Europe? (checked Jelitto, they don’t have them :(). Thank you so much!

By: Thelecia Tomlinson

Thelecia Tomlinson — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 03:22:31 +0000

Hello! These are lovely I have recently started China Asters I’m my seed starting area and they are ready to transplant to the garden. I’m wondering the China Asters plants would from having the central stem cut for branching or should the plant be left as is? Thank you! I reside in Arizona

By: Anita

Anita — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:19:38 +0000

Where is a good place to order unique varieties? I’ve searched but so far haven’t found much info on ordering different ones?

By: sue

sue — Sun, 20 Aug 2023 16:00:45 +0000

How long can China asters be refrigerated? How does that effect vase life? I have asters to harvest on Sunday, and my next market is on Friday. If I harvest today and refrigerate, can I use them to make bouquets to sell on Fridan? My bouquets generally last a week. Thanks!

By: Adam scott

Adam scott — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 21:21:25 +0000

I’m growing them for the first time this year, and honestly I thought they were sick after I moved them into the ground they were growing but the leaves weren’t opening out, but now they’re maturing and starting to bud and the leaves open and look very healthy, wish this was mentioned in the post.
not sure how well they’ll do for cutting as looks like I’ll lose quite a few bud sites/branches to get a decent stem length out of them.