Aster are a wide ranging group of durable and beautiful plants offering masses of daisy like flowers, often obscuring the foliage, mostly from high summer onwards. Generally best in sunny open situations, some will cope with a significant level of dry shade. Soils not to wet. Some forms are also now known as Symphyotrichum and Eurybia.
Aster
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£7.99Beautiful white flowers with yellow centres produced over a long season on top of shapely mounds of green foliage. Sun or light shade. Soil not too wet. Height 80cm – 90cm.
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£7.99A selection of Aster rugulosus that offers a light and airy effect from its delicate looking, single, daisy like flowers in various shades of white and pink and which are held clear of the green basal foliage during later summer. Sunny open position. Soil not too wet. May re seed. Height 50cm – 60cm.
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£11.99A rather lovely form with dark stems covered in yellow centred, soft violet purple flowers from midsummer onwards. Sunny open spot. Soil not too wet. Height 40cm – 60cm.
Also known as Eurybia August Sky.
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£7.99Gradually spreading clumps of strong purple black stems carrying attractive heads of lilac blue flowers in later summer. Sunny open position. Soil not too wet. Height 1.2m-1.5m.
Also known as Symphyotrichum Calliope.
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£11.99White wood aster. Dainty narrow black stems laden with masses of tiny yellow centred star like white flowers from high summer onwards. Light shade to sunny open position. Excels in dry shade. Dislikes wet soils. Height 50cm – 70cm.
Also known as Eurybia divaricatus.
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White wood aster. Dainty narrow black stems laden with masses of tiny yellow centred star like white flowers from high summer onwards. Light shade to sunny open position. Excels in dry shade. Dislikes wet soils. Height 50cm – 70cm.
Also known as Eurybia divaricatus.
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£7.55Long established selection forming gradually increasing clumps of green foliage and masses of violet-blue single flowers during later summer. Sunny open spot. Soil not too wet. Height 80cm – 1m.
Also known as Symphyotrichum Little Carlow.
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£7.55Lovely form of Aster pyrenaeus making compact bushes with many single pale lavender blue flowers from high summer onwards. Sun or light shade. Soil not too wet. Height 50cm – 60cm.
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£11.99A long established, lovely plant with comparatively large yellow centred single lavender blue flowers making this popular selection of Aster x frikartii especially valuable. Sunny open spot. Soil not too wet. Height 60cm – 80cm.
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£11.99A very lovely aster chosen for its tall upright dark stems that are covered with many purplish mauve yellow centred flowers high summer onwards. Sunny open spot. Height 90cm – 1.2m
Also known as Symphyotrichon Prairie Purple.
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£11.99Gradually spreading mounds of bright green foliage topped with masses of light purplish mauve flowers during summer. Happy in sun, dry and even light shade. Soil not too wet. Height 60cm – 80cm.
Also known as Symphyotrichum Primrose Path.
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£11.99A rather lovely mildew resistant Aster having many large pink daisy like flowers in later summer. Sunny open spot. Soil not too wet. Height 40cm – 60cm.