Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' (cordifolium hybrid) (Michaelmas daisy 'Little Carlow')
Other names: Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow', Aster cordifolius 'Little Carlow' , Symphyotrichum 'Little Carlow' (cordifolium hybrid), Aster 'Little Carlow' (cordifolius hybrid)
'Little Carlow' is an upright, bushy, deciduous perennial with small, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, dark green leaves, in autumn, daisy-like, violet-blue flowers with yellow centres.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum subspicatum (Douglas aster)
Other names: Aster subspicatus, Douglas' aster, Douglas's aster
S. subspicatum is an erect, hairy, deciduous perennial with oblong to narrowly elliptic, toothed, mid-green leaves and cymes of pale violet to pale blue flowers from midsummer to mid-autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Stokesia laevis (Stoke's aster)
Other names: Cornflower aster
S. laevis is a rosette-forming, evergreen perennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, mid-green leaves, pale green at the midribs, and upright stems bearing cornflower-like pink, blue, violet, or white flowerheads from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster alpinus (Blue alpine daisy)
Other names: Rock aster
A. alpinus has narrow dark green leaves and blue-violet daisy-like flowerheads with a yellow centre.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eurybia divaricata (White wood aster)
Other names: Aster corymbosus, Aster divaricatus
E. divaricata is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with wiry, arching, dark purple stems bearing lance-shaped to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, loose corymbs of white flower heads with yellow to red central discs.
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0.75m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Blue wood aster)
Other names: Aster cordifolius, Heart-leaved aster, Heartleaf aster
S. cordifolium is an erect, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with broadly ovate to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, loose panicles of blue flower heads with yellow centres.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum 'Ochtendgloren' (pilosum var. pringlei hybrid) (Aster 'Ochtendgloren')
Other names: White heath aster 'Ochtendgloren', Aster 'Ochtendgloren' (pringlei hybrid)
'Ochtendgloren' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with branched stems bearing lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, open clusters of daisy-like, pale pink flower heads with yellow central discs.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eurybia x herveyi (Hervey's aster)
Other names: Michelmas daisy, Aster macrophyllus 'Twilight, Aster herveyi, Aster x herveyi, Eurybia macrophylla 'Twilight'
E. x herveyi is an upright, bushy, deciduous perennial with slender, branching stems bearing lance-shaped, dark green leaves and panicles of single, lavender-blue, daisy-like flower heads in late summer and early autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (Calico aster)
Other names: Aster diffusus, Aster vimineus, Aster lateriflorus, Nail rod, Old Virginia, White devils, Wise weed
S. lateriflorum is an upright, clump-forming, hairy, deciduous perennial with slender, spreading stems bearing linear to oblong, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer to mid-autumn, loose clusters of daisy-like, white to pale lilac flower heads with rose-pink centres.
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0.75m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Callistephus chinensis 'Starlight Rose' (Chinese aster 'Starlight Rose')
Other names: China aster 'Starlight Rose', Aster 'Starlight Rose'
'Starlight Rose' is an upright, bushy, half-hardy annual with ovate, toothed, dark green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, double, reddish-pink to deep pink flowers with linear, often incurved petals.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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