Aster Seeds - New Hybrids

BOTANICAL NAME

Aster novi-belgii

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun
• Partial Shade

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 40 to 48 inches

COLOR

• Mixed

Our Aster New Hybrids collection is a mixture of a complete color range of modern hybrids. Growing up to 48 inches tall, these open-faced beauties flower late summer into fall, providing color when other plants are waning. Showy in shades of lavender, blue, and white New Hybrid Asters are long flowering from August until November. Used regularly in the floral industry where they are known as Montecasino, they provide a long vase life bringing that punch of lavender and blue indoors.

• • Performs well in vase with blooms that measure one to two inches across
• • Can reach up to 48 inches tall, making a nice display towards the back of the garden
• • Herbaceous perennial forms large, bushy clumps

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/8 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

SEED PREP

• Requires Light