Common Name: New England aster
Genus: Aster
Species: novae-angliae
Cultivar: 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Chalky/alkaline
Height: 120cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to divide plants: March to April
Flowering period:
September
to
October
This variety of the New England aster is just what you need to cheer you and your herbaceous border up in early autumn. Forming fine clumps of light green and slightly hairy foliage, the tops of its branched stems erupt into vivid lipstick-pink daisy flowers.
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