About
Aster amellus 'Kobold' is a robust perennial that forms clumps and reaches a height of approximately 40 cm. Its leaves are narrow, oval, and grey-green, with a coarsely hairy texture on the upper surface. From August through October, the plant produces dense clusters of sizable, lilac-blue flowers that feature 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
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- 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, leaf and bud eelworms and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to wilts, leaf spot and grey moulds