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 macrophylla (Big-leaved aster)
Other names: Large-leaved aster, Bigleaf aster, Largeleaf aster, Bigleaf wood aster, Aster macrophyllus
E. macrophylla is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous perennial with rough, heart-shaped, sharply-toothed, mid-to dark green leaves and slender, erect, purple-flushed stems bearing panicles of single, daisy-like, violet, pale blue, or white flowers in late summer and early autumn.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1.2m 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 |
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 |
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Pink Cloud' (Heath aster 'Pink Cloud')
Other names: Aster 'Pink Cloud' , Aster ericoides 'Pink Cloud'
'Pink Cloud' is a bushy, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with branching stems bearing linear to lance-shaped, dark-green leaves and clusters of long-lasting, daisy-like, pale pink flowers in autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster alpinus 'Goliath' (Alpine aster 'Goliath')
'Goliath' is a low, spreading, clump-forming perennial with small, spoon-shaped to lance-shaped, dark or grey-green leaves and, in summer, erect stems bearing large, purple-blue flowers with yellow centres.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aster thomsonii 'Nanus' (Thomson's aster 'Nanus')
Other names: Dwarf Thomson's aster, Michelmas daisy 'Nanus'
'Nanus' is a bushy, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with slender, erect stems bearing ovate to elliptic, toothed, mid-green leaves and sprays of lilac-blue, daisy-like flower heads from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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