About
Aster amellus 'Brilliant' is a robust perennial that forms dense clumps. Its leaves are grey-green, narrow, and oval, featuring a coarse texture on the upper side. From August to October, it produces clusters of large, purple-pink flowers with yellow centers on darker stems, followed by fluffy seed heads that persist into winter. This variety is resistant to mildew and serves well as a cut flower.
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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming, Columnar upright
- 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, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moisture retentive but well drained soil in full sun.
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by divisions and basal cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, leaf and bud eelworms and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to fusarium wilt, grey moulds and leaf spot. Mildew resistant,