Astra "Apolonia", mixture, 0.2 g

The new series of delightful chrysanthemum Astra will certainly attract your attention with an abundance of bright large colors. And the compactness of the bush, abundance and duration of flowering will make you love it for many years. Type - chrysanthemum -shaped. It forms a compact bush up to 65cm high. Each plant forms up to 10 peduncles. Inflorescences of bright colors, large, thick -crown, reach 10 cm in diameter. This astra will look great in a high border, on a mixed flowerbed or in group landings on the lawn, and in the cut it is simply amazing!

Sowing: for seedlings in March-April. Seeds are slightly sprinkled with earth. Watering - only warm water. Crops are grown at a temperature of 15-18 ° C. With the advent of the first pair of real leaves, seedlings dive according to the 6*6cm scheme. Before planting seedlings in open ground at the end of May, it is hardened for 1-2 weeks, reducing the temperature to 10 ° C. It prefers a sunny place protected from the wind, with fertile, lime, well -drained, but without fresh manure soils. The distance between plants is 35-40cm. It is possible to plant with seeds immediately in open ground (under the film) at the end of April, followed by the thinning of seedlings.

Care: rare, abundant watering. Frequent, careful loosening is recommended. Feeding is necessary with mineral fertilizers during the budding period.

Flowering: from July to September.