
New York Aster
- Botanical Name
- Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 15 to 60 inches
- Width
- 20 to 36 inches
- Flowers
- Late summer thru fall: white, purple, pink, blue
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space plants 20 to 24 inches apart
- Pinch back tall varieties to 6 inches thru June
- Stake or grow medium size plants nearby
- Divide every 3 years for vigor and height control
- Mulch tender plants or leave standing for winter
- Problems
- Powdery mildew, aster wilt
- Varieties
- Alert - 12 to 15 inches, crimson red flowers
- Audrey - 12 inches, lilac flowers
- Snowball - 10 to 12 inches, white flowers
- Winston Churchill - 24 inches, violet-red flowers
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