About
This perennial forms a robust clump, characterized by a wide mound of narrow green foliage. It produces an abundance of small pale pink blooms, each featuring a dark pink center. The flowering period extends from September to October.
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, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. See aster cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Cut stems close to the ground in late autumn after flowering or early spring before the new shoots emerge
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or basal softwood cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, aphids, leaf and bud eelworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Fusarium wilt, powdery mildews and grey moulds