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Outstanding silver-green, lacy leaves and stems. Excellent contrast plant in the sunny perennial garden. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. USDA 6-9
Height: 24 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Sunlight: full sun partial shade
Hardiness Zone: 4a
Other Names: Michaelmas Daisy
Description:
A mounded, bushy variety, perfect for adding color to fall gardens; beautiful sky blue daisy-like flowers with yellow centers are featured on green, fragrant foliage; easy to grow, requiring little to no maintenance; drought tolerant once established
Ornamental Features:
October Skies Aster has masses of beautiful sky blue daisy flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from early to late fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.
Landscape Attributes:
October Skies Aster is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration: Disease
October Skies Aster is recommended for the following landscape applications:
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
- Container Planting
Planting & Growing:
October Skies Aster will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
October Skies Aster is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Attractive verigated grass-like foliage and large, spectacular pale blue blooms. USDA 4-9
Purple flowers bloom above the narrow green leaves. Naturalizing. USDA 3-8
Purple-blue blooms. Tolerates standing water. Native. USDA 3-9
Purple blooms. Variegated foliage. Tolerates wet conditions. USDA 4-9
Pale blue blooms. Fragrant. Cream & green variegated foliage. USDA 4-9
Carefree, compact, early-flowering yarrow with vibrant blooms and fern-like foliage. USDA 4-9
Compact with fern-like foliage and lemon to mustard yellow blooms. Blooms early summer to early fall. USDA 4-9
Heat and humidity tolerant, mounding habit, and periwinkle blue blooms appearing late spring. Near-Black Stems. USDA 4-9
Excellent cut flower. Beaitful long bloomer from summer to fall. USDA 6-10
Long-lived plant with clusters of blue flowers in May and June and golden fall color on an upright, bushy plant. USDA 5-8
Green leaves in rosettes. Evergreen groundcover. USDA 6-8
White flowers with a candy-pink picotee. Open, vase-shaped habit; tolerant of heat, humidity, and some drought once established. USDA 5-9
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