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Aster Roots - Description
- Pack of Aster Roots
- AKA Michaelmass Daisies
- Quantity: 1 Root Per Pack
- Sold as Root Cuttings
- Roots are Easy to Grow & Reliable
- Aster Apollo Final Height: 30-50cm
- Flower: Produces a Mass of Daisy-Like Flowers
- Apollo Flower Colour: White Petals with Yellow Centre
- Clump Forming Perennial Plants
- Sow Roots in Spring
- In Bloom: Summer to Autumn
- Spacing: 30cm Apart
- These are Young Bulbs, so May not Flower in Their First Year
Aster Roots - Uses
- Grown for their long lasting colour
- Asters form clumps of foliage & a profusion of colour throughout the Summer
- Position towards front & centre of flower beds
- Can be used as in-filler plant between low shrubs
- Also used to form a low growing hedge
- Suitable for cut flower garden
- Aster Apollo companion plants: Plant with tall grasses, Verbena, Eryngium, Alliums or Rudeckia for an interesting planting scheme
Aster Roots - How to Sow
- Best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Choose a sunny location
- Ensure soil is well draining & high in nutrients
- Sow roots approx. 10cm deep
- Water well after planting
- Divide clumps in Autumn every 3 or 4 years
Roots - Tips & Advice
- Root Cuttings are divisions of roots
- Divisions are in the dormant season
- They are a great & easy method of plant propagation
- They are easy to store & ship
- Roots can be sown in Winter / Spring for Summer flowers
- They are a reliable way to grow plants & a lot easier than growing from seed
- When planting roots, it is important to handle with care
- Don't allow roots to dry out
- Plant the moment they arrive
- Soak roots for 10 minutes before planting
- If possible plant with crown pointing upwards
- Plant roots roughly 5-10 cm below soil level
- Firm in well
