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Professor
Kippenburg Dwarf Aster
 Easy-going asters are the perfect choice for gardeners who value
plants that take care of themselves. Spring Hill
has selected hybrids for superior growth and blooming
in your area. Ideal for rock gardens and the front
of borders. They bloom heavily for weeks atop
handsome emerald foliage. Select these dainty
beauties individually to highlight your garden
from midsummer until frost, or order the Dwarf
Aster Collection and group them throughout your
plantings for bursts of radiant color and texture.
Grow 12-18" tall. Space 12-24" apart.
Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid.
(Buy
from Spring Hill Nursery)
| Botanical Name:
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Aster 'Professor
Kippenberg' (Aster dumosus x Aster novi-belgii) |
| Form: |
N/A |
| Sun Exposure |
Partial Shade/Full Sun |
| Height/Habit |
12" - 18" |
| Spread: |
18 - 24" |
| Spacing: |
18 - 24" |
| Hardiness
Zone: |
Zone 4 - 8 (-30° F) |
| Foliage Type |
Dark green foliage.
Should be pinched to keep compact. |
| Flower Form |
Large 1 1/4"
- 1 3/4" delicate daisy flowers. |
| Flower Color: |
Blue with yellow center. |
| Flowering Date: |
Late summer/early fall to frost. |
| Planting Requirements:
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Like Mums, Asters
require long days for vegetative growth and
short days for bud initiation and development.
Divide every few years to maintain vigor. |
| Soil Requirements: |
Moist, well-drained soil. Wet
winter soils are more damaging than the cold
weather. |
| Growth Rate: |
Moderate to fast |
| Unique Characteristics: |
Very hardy, tolerant
to light frost, provides color late in the
season when flower are scarce, pinch for best
performance and to control height, a mound
of flowers, very easy to grow, tolerates some
light shade but prefers full sun which keeps
it shorter and more compact. Dwarf, compact
plant. |
| Pruning: |
Same as Mums, pinch
to keep compact and bushy. |
| Time of Pruning: |
Pinch spring to
about mid July. |
The Peter Pan Dwarft Aster Plants well with
the following:
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Outstanding
in early summer borders. Towering
stalks, up to 4' tall, are covered
with bell-shaped florets in a mix
of bright colors. Hummingbirds can't
resist! Fast-growing biennial plants
are resistant to most pests and diseases.
Beautiful in woodland gardens, cottage
gardens and borders. Space 2-3' apart.
Leaves are very poisonous to humans,
cattle and horses. Leaves contain
a heart stimulant. Plant away from
livestock. (Buy
From Spring Hill Nursery) |
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Interesting Aster Facts:
In Denmark and Holland asters are grown as a
potted plant and as cut flowers. With their small
daisy-like flowers in shades of purple, blue,
white and pink, asters have become a popular crop
in the European market.
In the early '90s, Yoder Brothers Inc. introduced
a line of vegetatively propagated aster cultivars.
Some cultivars are for indoor potted culture,
some for outdoor garden pots, while others are
for use as cut flowers. Asters are easy to incorporate
into New England production. They can be grown
as a companion crop to the garden mum and offered
to the market in September and October.
The culture of asters is very similar to chrysanthemums.
They require long days for vegetative growth and
short days for flower bud initiation. For indoor
greenhouse production between September and April
or May a mum lighting system must be utilized
to produce strong vegetative growth. For outdoor
garden pot production the crop is grown under
natural daylength conditions just as is done with
garden mums.
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