About
Aster tongolensis is a mat-forming, deciduous perennial that reaches a height of up to 50 cm. It features dark green, hairy leaves that are lance-shaped. In the summer, it produces flowerheads resembling daisies, with lavender-blue petals encircling a central orange-yellow disc.
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
- North-facing, East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Matforming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Rock garden
- Native to
- China
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in an open sunny position
- Pruning
- Cut back after flowering
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in pots in cold frame in spring or autumn or propagate by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to slugs, snails, leaf and bud eelworms and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to wilts, leaf spot and grey moulds