About
Callistephus chinensis 'Princess Series' is a robust annual from China, growing to approximately 75 cm in height. This variety produces double flowers resembling daisies, featuring quilled petals that bloom in an assortment of red, purple, pink, and white hues from midsummer through mid-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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright, Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a sheltered site in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Plant in a different spot each year. May need 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 verticillium wilt