New England Aster seed
LATIN NAME: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
COMMON NAME: New England Aster
The New England aster rises with the stout, hairy stems and the many daisy-like heads, the ray florets in the rich purple-pink tones, and the whole plant stands in the tall, bright clumps. The tall, clump-forming, hardy perennial carries the stout, hairy, upright stems with the narrow, lance-shaped, rough leaves and the many daisy-like heads with the rich purple-pink, rose or white ray florets around the yellow centres through the early autumn, one of the fine, bright sights of the border, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, dry, many-seeded heads. The late flowers have a very long record as the fine, bright flowers of the old autumn borders, and the plant is a fine, historic presence of the border. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The New England aster is a historic subject of the plant science, and the daisy-like heads keep showing up in the work on the late-flowering border plants. The way the many daisy-like heads with the rich purple-pink, rose or white ray florets form on the stout, hairy stems has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the late-flowering border plants, the rough leaves and the members of the daisy family. The hairy stems and the bright habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the New England aster is a regular subject of the work on the daisy-like heads of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The New England aster is a fine, bright plant of the border and the study collection. The many daisy-like heads with the rich purple-pink, rose or white ray florets around the yellow centres open through the early autumn, one of the fine, bright sights of the border, drawing the bees, and the late flowers have a very long record as the fine, bright flowers of the old autumn borders, the fine, cut flowers coming to the vases and the autumn plates of the old gardens, while the stout, hairy, upright stems with the narrow, lance-shaped, rough leaves carry the tall, bright look of the old borders, to be followed by the small, dry, many-seeded heads. It is one of the fine choices for the border, the wild bed and the study collection, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the botanical papers for the late flowers and the bright ways. It is a fine, bright plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden.
The aster seeds like a fine seed compost, kept evenly moist on a cool, bright shelf. The young plants are tough once they root, and they take the open ground well, the clumps spreading a little wider with each year.
To grow the New England aster from seed, sow the small, brown seeds evenly over the surface of the tray of rich, gritty soil, without covering them, keep the tray in a bright, open spot and water gently, then set the young plants out in the open ground. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, moist, well-drained ground, the bright heads will rise through the early autumn.
This wonderful plant has super dark green foliage. Beautiful blooms appear in fall even after many other plants have stopped blooming. The whole plant will be covered with blossoms.