About
Aster 'Dwarf Barbados' is a compact perennial that develops a mound shape and grows from rhizomes. It features lance-shaped, mid-green leaves and produces branching stems adorned with clusters of numerous violet-blue flowers, each with reddish-yellow centers, blooming from August through October. This naturally dwarf cultivar exhibits strong resistance to mildew.
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 shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Sow at the front of a sunny border or in a container in moisture retentive, but well drained soil in full sun. May need support.
- Pruning
- Cut back in late autumn. Divide in spring every three years to maintain vigour.
- Propagation
- Propagate by division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids leaf and bud eelworms, michaelmas daisy mite, slugs, snails and tarsonemid mites
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to fusarium wilt, grey moulds, leaf spot and powdery mildew