Aster himalaicus (Himalayan aster)
Other names: Aster alpinus var. himalaicus
A. himalaicus is a compact, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with spoon-shaped to ovate, mid-green leaves and short, erect stems bearing pale lilac to purple-blue flower heads with yellow-brown centres.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster stracheyi (Strachey's aster)
A. stracheyi is a compact, clump- to mat-forming perennial with oblong to broadly lance-shaped, toothed, fleshy, mid-to dark green leaves and short stems bearing pale lilac flower heads in early summer.
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0.15m max. spread |
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0.15m 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 |
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 var. horizontalis (Horizontal calico aster)
Other names: Aster lateriflorus 'Horizontalis' , Aster lateriflorus var. horizontalis
S. lateriflorum var. horizontalis is a clump-forming perennial with widely spreading, purple stems bearing linear, dark green leaves and, from midsummer into mid-autumn, white, sometimes pink-flushed flower heads with pink centres.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster alpinus violet-flowered (Violet-flowered alpine aster)
Other names: Violet-flowered rock aster, Aster alpinus 'Violet'
A. alpinus violet-flowered is a compact, mound-forming, herbaceous perennial with small, spoon- or lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and, from late spring into summer, erect stems bearing daisy-like, violet flowers with yellow centres.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Elegans' (Blue wood aster 'Elegans')
Other names: Heartleaf aster 'Elegans', Aster cordifolius 'Elegans'
'Elegans' is an erect, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with broadly ovate to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and dark stems bearing loose panicles of white to pale lilac flower heads throughout 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 |
Aster amellus 'Veilchenkonigin' (Italian aster 'Veilchenkonigin' )
Other names: Aster amellus 'Veilchenkönigin' , Aster amellus 'Violet Queen'
'Veilchenkonigin' is a compact, upright, bushy herbaceous perennial with dark stems bearing lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, from late summer into autumn, loose clusters of deep violet flower heads with yellow centres.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Brimstone' (Heath aster 'Brimstone')
Other names: Aster ericoides 'Brimstone', Snowdrift aster 'Brimstone'
'Brimstone' is a bushy, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with branching stems bearing linear to lance-shaped, bright green leaves and, in autumn, clusters of small, long-lasting, daisy-like, creamy-white flowers with yellow central discs.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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