Aster x lateriflorus 'Coombe Fishacre'
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Aster x lateriflorus 'Coombe Fishacre'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common name: aster
• flowering season: August and September
• height: 3 feet
• Light requirements: sun
• Soil requirements: average soil and well drained
• Water requirements: average
• Growth habit: a branching, rounded form
• How to propagate: dividing in spring
• Leaf type: small green eaves
• Ways to use it: not demanding, growing in sun or partial shade
• Special characteristics: attracts butterflies
A hardy mildew-free aster, 'Coombe Fishacre' has masses of light lilac flowers with golden eyes, the eyes turning rosy brown with age. The plant has a rounded, billowy shape. Reaching to three tall, it supports itself well without staking unless grown in more shade or in a particularly windy location. Blooms August into early October. We recommend dividing it every few years. USDA Zones 5 - 8, and to Zone 9 in the West.
For a very interesting retelling of some British garden history, including a bit about asters, click here.