YATES Aster Flower Carpet is a colourful annual variety of aster with masses of shapely double blooms in shades of pink, mauve and white.
Growing to about 20cm tall, they make a beautiful compact border planting and garden bed filler and container plant. Flower Carpet can be sown around Australia in December and will flower in about 14 weeks, providing lovely autumn colour.
Asters prefer growing in a sunny spot and for best results mix some Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser into the soil first.
Sow direct where they are to grow or into trays. Keep moist during the germination phase and transplant or thin out when the seedlings are large enough to handle.
To encourage strong healthy growth after the seedlings are established, feed each week with Yates Thrive Roses & Flower Liquid Plant Food.
Remove spent flowers to promote new blooms and help keep the plants tidy.
Planting tip: to limit the potential build up of diseases, grow asters in a different position each year.