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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 10-15 cm
Plant Spread: 30-40 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
White
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: cover the seeds thin
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Other info: Germination is irregular and can take up to several months
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Alpine Aster
  • Aster

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-24
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-17
#Pollination
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-17
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-25
Location: IL
Date: 2018-05-27
Photo by lbradbury
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-17
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-05-28
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Date: 2018-07-25
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 4000-12-01
Location: IL
Date: 2018-05-27

Photo by Sten Porse
Location: Hohe Tauern - Austria
Location: Kalama, Wa.
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Location: In my yard in Holladay, UT
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 4000-12-01

photo by ghislain118
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-06-26

Date: 2012-04-16

Date: 2012-04-16

Date: 2012-04-16

Date: 2012-04-16
Location: Frederick, MD
Date: 2010-05-03

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Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 4000-12-01
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-06-24
Location: IL
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: IL
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: IL
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: Frederick, MD
Date: 2010-05-03
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2011-06-24

Date: 2012-04-16
Comments:
  • Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Oct 3, 2011 3:08 PM concerning plant:
    Valuable source of nectar and pollen for honey bees
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paleohunter On March 8, 2023 Seeds sown
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