General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: soft lavender flowers with a gold button eye, semi-double
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
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

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Trade name information:
Series: KICKIN®
Trade Name: Lavender
Cultivar name: '06-51-1'
Common names
  • Aster
  • Hardy Aster
  • Michaelmas Daisy
  • New England Aster
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
  • Synonym: Aster novae-angliae

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Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2014-10-06
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2014-10-06
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2014-10-06
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2014-10-06
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2014-10-06

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