About
Aster amellus 'King George' is a robust, upright perennial that grows up to 60 cm tall. It features dark green, oval-shaped foliage. In late summer and autumn, it produces 5 cm wide daisies with violet-blue petals and yellow centers.
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
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in an open sunny position; thrives in alkaline soil
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring or root basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, aphids, leaf and bud eelworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to wilts, leaf spot and grey moulds