General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 2.5 feet (100cm)
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Heath Aster
  • Aster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Symphyotrichum ericoides
  • Synonym: Aster ericoides

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Location: A nursery in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-15
Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2012-09-15
Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2012-09-15

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