About
Aster 'New Jersey Skies' is a clump-forming, deciduous perennial that reaches a height of approximately 75 cm. It features narrow, lanceolate leaves with a vibrant green hue. From July to October, the plant produces abundant daisy-like flowers in a lilac-pink shade.
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
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Wildlife gardens, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Patio and container plants, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained or moist but well-drained, moderately fertile soil in an open, sunny position. See aster cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- Cut down flowered stems to ground level once flowering has finished
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring or root softwood basal cuttings in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to leaf and bud eelworms, slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to Verticillium wilt, powdery mildews and grey moulds