Seeds of Flower Astra "Harz Siegfried", SE. ALT, c/p, 0.3 g

Amazing elegant needle asters for cutting. The pyramidal bush is strongly frozen, 10-12 shoots on one plant. The peduncles are durable, elastic, up to 70 cm high. Blue-purple inflorescences are large (12-15 cm in diameter) semi-sphere radiation, slightly drooping. The reed flowers are narrow twisted, in the center of the inflorescences are slightly twisted in a spiral. The duration of flowering is from August to September. They use flower beds in groups for planting in prefabricated, in rows - in rows, magnificent in cutting. A cold -resistant, photophilous plant can grow in partial shade. It does not endure waterlogging and drought. It grows well on ordinary garden soil without fresh organics, sour soils must be neutralized with lime. Seeds for seedlings are sown in March-April, the depth of the seal is 0.5 cm. Crops are contained at a temperature of +15-18 ° C. Seedlings dive with the appearance of the first pair of real leaves. In open ground, seedlings are planted in the second half of May. Before planting in open ground, it is hardened for 1-2 weeks, lowering the temperature to +10 ° C. The landing scheme is 3030 cm. It is possible to sow seeds in open ground at the end of April under a temporary shelter to a depth of 0.5-1.0 cm (followed by thinning of seedlings), or in the winter (at the end of October) to a depth of 3 cm. Crops are mulched on top. peat or sawdust with a layer of 3-5 cm. In spring, crops are revealed.