Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Callistephus [1459]

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genus_en: China aster

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Family: Asteraceae

family_ja: キク

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description_en: Genus of one species of erect, bushy, fast-growing annual from stony slopes, wasteland, and cultivated fields in China. It has alternate, ovate-triangular or ovate, coarsely toothed leaves and solitary, daisy-like, single, semi-double, or double flowerheads, borne from late summer to autumn. Modern cultivars produce chrysanthemum-like, single to double flowers over a long season, in colours from indigo-blue, purple, and crimson to white. Use for bedding, in annual or informal borders, or in containers. In a frost-free site, they will bloom until midwinter. The cultivars provide long-lasting cut flowers.

hardiness_en: Half hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 16°C (61°F) in early spring, or in situ in mid-spring. Sow seed for autumn-flowering container plants in early summer.

pests_en: Prone to aster wilt, cucumber wilt, tomato spotted wilt, aphids, and cutworms.

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comment_ja: エゾギク(アスター＝aster)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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