Planting Zones:
Zones vary by species
Exposure:
Full sun
Water:
Regular
Description:
There are more than 600 species of true asters,
ranging from 6-in.-high alpine kinds forming compact
mounds to open-branching 6-ft.-tall plants. Flowers
come in white or shades of blue, red, pink,
lavender, or purple, mostly with yellow centers.
Bloom time comes in late summer to early fall,
except as noted.
Taller asters are invaluable for abundant color in
large borders or among shrubs. Large sprays
effective in arrangements. Compact dwarf or cushion
types make tidy edgings, mounds of color in rock
gardens, good container plants.
True asters are adapted to most soils, but growth is
most luxuriant in fertile soil. They have few
problems except for mildew on leaves in late fall.
Strong-growing hybrids have invasive roots; they can
regrow from small fragments left in soil and spread
to become nuisances. Divide yearly in late fall or
early spring. Replant vigorous young divisions from
outside of clump; discard old center. Divide
smaller, tufted, less vigorously growing kinds every
2 years.
Atwater FFA Plant Sale Information:
- $1 / four inch container
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