About
This perennial forms dense clumps, reaching heights of up to 60 cm. It features dark green leaves with serrated edges and produces clusters of pale lilac flowers resembling stars, each with a yellow center. The flowering period is extended throughout the autumn months.
About the genus
Aster includes perennials, annuals, and subshrubs, typically characterized by slender leaves and flowers that resemble daisies, either appearing alone or in clusters.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Full shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. See aster cultivation
- Pruning
- Cut stems close to the ground in late autumn after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring or root softwood basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- Asters may be susceptible to Verticillium wilt, Powdery mildews and grey moulds