About
Aster amellus 'Rosa Erfüllung' is a robust perennial that reaches up to 60 cm in height. It features lance-shaped, hairy green foliage and produces loose clusters of soft pink, daisy-like blooms from late summer through autumn.
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
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained, Moist but 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
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, open, moderately fertile soil in full sun. Thrives in alkaline soil
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame in spring or autumn, or by division or basal softwood cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, aphids, slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Fusarium wilt, leaf spot and grey moulds