| Description: | Asteriscus can be favourably combined with other consumptive, sun-tolerant bed and balcony plants of medium growth. |
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| Potting: | 10 to 12 cm pots; cold cultivation: weeks 43 to 48; normal cultivation: weeks 2 to 8. |
| Substrate: | Loose substrate of type 2 (with clay portion), pH approx. 6 |
| Fertilization: | Very consumptive; apply a complete fertilizer once a week (0.2 to 0.3 %). |
| Temperature: | Start at 16 to 18 °C, continue after approx. 2 weeks at 12 to 14 °C (cold cultivation: lower to 5 °C for 5 to 6 weeks, finish at 12 to 14 °C). |
| Light: | Cultivate in full light, no shadow! |
| Flowering: | From 22nd week depending on light conditions (if no extra light is used). |
| Growth regulators: | Growth regulation is not necessary. |
| Pinching: | Pinching is not absolutely necessary. |
| Diseases and pest: | Downy mildew, botrytis, plant lice, miner flies; take hygienic measures! |
| Water balance is of importance; the plants must not stand too wet, danger of botrytis, damage to roots and irregular plant build-up are the consequences. | |