About
Aster 'Iolanthe's Spirit' is a robust perennial that can reach heights of 1.5 meters. Its foliage consists of slender, mid-green leaves. From early August to September, it produces numerous purple, daisy-shaped blossoms featuring 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, Full shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand, Clay
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile soil in full sun or partial shade. See aster cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to tarsonemid mite, slugs, snails, aphids, leaf and bud eelworms
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to wilts, leaf spot and grey moulds