China Aster Tower silver 
Callistephus chinensis
 
Peony-type blooms with excellent uniformity.
These divinely sumptuous, bicolor white blooms with lilac tips are reminiscent of football mums big, billowy and colorful. An easy-to-grow border/cutting flower, this series is very heavy blooming, growing on 38inch tall, semi-branching plants.Bicolor blooms in frosted white with lavender avg. 2–3" with 13–20 stems per plant.
 
Details:
 
Plant life cycle: Annual
Site: Sun
Height: 28-32"
Days to maturity : 110-120 days
Sow: Surface, press in and lightly cover 
Plant spacing: 6-12 "
Approx seeds per packet: 50 seeds
 
How to grow:
Transplant (recommended) - Sow 1/8" deep into 72-cell flats or preferred seedling container, 6-8 weeks before last frost. Heat and reduced daylength initiate flowering. Establish plantings early to avoid short stems. Direct seed - After your last frost date and when soil temperature is 65-70°F (18-21°C). Provide support. Row cover or insect netting helps prevent the spread of Aster Yellows Virus by leafhoppers. Pinching not required.
 
How to harvest: 
Havest when the outer petals on the flowers begin to open , clean stems frm leaves and place into water, add  flower food for longer vase life
 
Vase life: Wll last up to 7-14  days