
Aster
HARDINESS (USDA ZONE): 3-8
SEASON: Summer
EXPOSURE: Full Sun
TIME TO MATURITY: 60 to 100 days
SPACING: 3 feet
PLANTING DEPTH: Seeds 1/4 inch
HEIGHT: 3 to 6 feet
SPREAD: 1 foot
PESTS & DISEASES: Botrytis blight; leaf spot, fungal; powdery mildew; rust; rot, Rhizoctonia root and stem, white smut, Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt. Aphids, foliar nematodes, slugs and snails, Tarsonemid mites.
WATER NEEDS: Moderate
MAINTENANCE: Low
TOLERANCE: Heat
SOIL TYPE: Rich in Organics
SOIL pH: 6.5 to 7.0
SOIL DRAINAGE: Well Drained
COMPANION PLANTING: Common Yarrow, Nasturtium, Marigold, Shasta Daisy and Sweet Alyssum
Genus: Symphyotrichum spp.