About
Callistephus chinensis 'Duchess Mixed' is a robust herbaceous plant, reaching heights of up to 60 cm during its flowering phase. It features green foliage on its branching stems, showcasing a variety of chrysanthemum-like blooms. The flowers display double ray petals that curve upward, available in shades such as pink, deep rose-pink, light and dark purple, white, and yellow. This series begins to flower in late summer and continues into autumn.
About the genus
Callistephus consists of upright, bushy annual plants characterized by coarsely serrated, oval leaves. These plants produce large, single or double flower heads resembling daisies, which typically bloom in late summer and autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered site in fertile, neutral to alkaline, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Tall plants may require staking
- Pruning
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown at 16°C in early spring or in situ in mid-spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and cutworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to wilt diseases