About
This robust perennial reaches a height of 70 cm and forms dense clumps. It features dark green leaves and sturdy, branched stems. In late summer and early autumn, it produces loose clusters of blue daisies, each measuring about 5 cm across, with yellow to orange 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
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- 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
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens, City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in well-drained, moderately fertile soil in an open, sunny position. See aster cultivation
- Pruning
- Deadhead spent flowers to tidy, cut back stem close to the ground in late autumn
- Propagation
- Propagate by division in spring or root 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