What kind of environment is suitable for China aster to grow in?
China aster has bright flower colors, diverse flower shapes, abundant flowers, and a long flowering period. It is an ornamental plant highly valued by the horticultural circles at home and abroad. Let us get to know it together; perhaps you will fall in love with it because of this.
Scientific classification of China aster
China aster, a herbaceous plant, belongs to the genus Callistephus in the family Asteraceae.
Alternative names of China aster
China aster, also known as annual aster, and also called Jiangxila, July chrysanthemum, and Gesang flower.
Place of origin of China aster
Produced in China's Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, etc. It grows on hillside wasteland, hillside grass, watersides or in sparse forest shade, at an altitude of 30-2700 m.
In Japan and Korea there are widely cultivated and wild types, and botanical gardens in the Soviet Union and other European countries have introduced it for ornamental flower cultivation.
Morphological characteristics of China aster
Annual or biennial herb, about 30-100 cm tall. Stem erect, solitary, with white rough hairs, base diameter 6-7 mm.
Capitate inflorescence, solitary, 6-8 cm in diameter, flower bud hemispherical, flower colors rich, including red, light red, blue, yellow or light blue-purple.
Achene long elliptic-obovate-lanceolate, relatively flat, very easy to fall off. The flowering and fruiting period of China aster is from May to October.
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