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.