Boltonia x asteroides (false aster)
Family: Asteraceae
Hardy Perennial
Light Preference: Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Preference: Moist well drained soil
Height: 60cm
Growth Habit: lush clump with dainty foliage and tall flower clusters
Flowering season: Early Autumn
Planting Use: Cottage Gardens, textural borders, prairie/meadow gardens, cut flower
Description: Produces a dense mass of multiflowered stems covered in small lilac daisies in late summer/early autumn. Vigorous and productive, this beauty needs sun or part shade and good drainage as it can rot in heavy soils (that being said our soil has a clay base and it grows well here).
Notes on Cutting: For a multitude of lighter shorter stems cut back in spring, or for fewer heavier taller stems leave to it’s own devices. The flower stems benefit from some good support. Best cut when 20% of flowers are open on the spray.
Supplied in 1L recycled plastic pots
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