.png) Aster nova-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke' $5.95
- common name: New England aster
- flowering season: the end of summer into fall
- height: 4 feet
- Light requirements: full sun
- Soil requirements: average
- Water requirements: average
- Growth habit: grows as a tall clump
- How to propagate: dividing in spring
- Leaf type: small green leaves
- Ways to use it: adds a rich color to the fall garden; grows well in a mixed flower garden; colder weather and freezing nights don't slow this plant down until winter truly settles in
- Special characteristics: butterflies love the flowers of New England asters -- it may be their last meal before flying south
- Other points of interests: asters grow so thickly and become so crowded that dividing them every few years is a big help to keeping them healthy and floriferous
We offer both a delicately tinted aster, such as 'Coombe Fishacre' on our list, and a very vibrant one such as this, a vivid watermelon pink, named in honor of a husband and wife, 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke.' This aster reaches four feet tall (staking with bamboo may be necessary) and blooms from late summer into mid-autumn, making it an excellent choice for an eye-popping splash of color at season's end. Not only do butterflies love it, but it makes a good cut flower. It thrives in a wide range of conditions, doing best it full sun and an evenly moist soil. USDA Zones 3 - 8, to Zone 9 in the West. A winter mulch is recommended. |
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