| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Plant Height: | 24-30 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6-8 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Blue Lavender Mauve Pink Purple White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: Germinates best at 68-72 deg F Days to germinate: 10-20 days Depth to plant seed: barely cover Suitable for wintersowing Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Susceptible to aster wilt; do not plant where asters have been grown the previous year. |
| Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
