Aster tongolensis
Aster tongolensis
East Indies aster
SIZE/TYPE |
low perennial |
USUAL HEIGHT |
0.3-0.6m |
USUAL WIDTH |
0.3-0.5m |
LEAVES |
deciduous broadleaf |
COLOUR OF LEAVES |
green |
FLOWERS |
showy |
COLOUR OF FLOWERS |
violet
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BLOOMING TIME |
May - June
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LOCATION |
full sun |
USDA zone (lowest) |
4 (down to -34°C) |
WINTER PROTECTION |
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FOR ZONE 5+6 |
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FOR ZONE 7 |
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BELONGS TO CATEGORIES |
Perennials
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This aster bears large, lavender blue ray-florets in May and June on approximately 60 cm tall, almost leafless stems. The centres are golden yellow and the flowers look like a violet form of moon daisies. The leaves are mat-forming, deep green.
It likes evenly moist, medium fertile soil of almost any pH value. It will look great in front of a border or placed between two shrubs. Grow it in full sun and divide the clumps every three years for profuse flowering. Hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 17-08-2011
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- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
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- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
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- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
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