Wonder of Staffa Aster

This hardy Wonder of Staffa Aster provides lavender-blue, daisylike flowers that bloom nonstop from midsummer till fall frost. Splendid for beds, borders, bouquets. Grows 18-24" tall with a similar spread.

Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid.

(Buy from Spring Hill Nursery)

The Snow Drift Aster Plants well with the following:

Fox Glove Mixed   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)   Butterfly Blue Scabiosa   Beautiful, lavender-blue flowers with pincushion-like centers bloom in the spring, continue all through the summer and into autumn. Grows 12" high, 12" wide. Shipped in 3" pot. Deer tend to avoid. Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue. Dwarf plant, neat habit, trouble-free, ideal for edging. Attracts butterflies, excellent cut flower, heavy bloomer. Blooms continuously from spring to fall with heaviest blooming in the spring, intense lavender blue. Voted Perennial Plant of the year 2000 by the Perennial Plant Association. (Buy From Spring Hill Nursery)     Dragon's Blood Sedum   Brilliant red flowers in late summer. Leaves turn vibrant orange red in fall. Forms a dense mat 3-8” tall. Excellent for hot, dry sites! Low-growing plants have succulent leaves, require little care once established. Space plants 12-18” apart. Excellent, fast growing ground-cover with brilliant red flowers in late summer and brightly colored foliage. It quickly forms a dense mat. In mild climates the foliage is evergreen so the orange-red color provides a good winter display. Tolerant of dry infertile soils and is useful for covering difficult places and provide erosion control on banks. This is a superior form of the popular Red Carpet Sedum. The more sun it gets the more intense the color of the flowers and foliage. Easy and requires little maintenance. (Buy From Spring Hill Nursery)

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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