Purple Dome New England Aster
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Mounds of royal purple cover big bushy plants that bloom well into frost-free autumn weather. Easy-care addition to shrub and perennial borders or in roomy pots. Combine with other Asters for a multicolored effect. Herbaceous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ASS-ter NO-vee ANG-lee-a |
| Key feature: | Long Bloom Season |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 24, 31 - 43 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing from 18 in. to 5 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, North American Native Selection, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Poolside, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Late summer to fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0341 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Valuable late season bloomer for the traditional perennial border. Equally well suited to casual country gardens along picket fences and mixed with spring blooming companions. A native hybrid that belongs in meadow gardens as a nectar source. Use around edges of prairie or above a wetland in an open sunny woodland. Ruggedly adaptable to rock gardens and dry stream beds. Mass like groundcover for a much larger semiformal color mass.
Companion Plants
Combine with American native hybrid perennials such as Mango Meadowbrite, (Echinacea 'CBG Clone 3'), Marshall's Delight Bee Balm, (Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight'), Goldsturm Black Eyed Susan, (Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm') and East Friesland Meadow Sage, (Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland').
History
The asters are the largest tribe of the daisy family, Compositae. The genus is named from the Latin for star because of the star-shaped flowers. Up to 500 species are native around the world except Australia and related islands. This species is the New England aster which is native to a much larger range than these small northeastern states. It is found in open woods and fields south to Virginia and west to North Dakota and New Mexico.
Lore
In Britain the aster is known as Michaelmas daisy because it is in bloom during the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, September 29th.
Mounds of royal purple cover big bushy plants that bloom well into frost-free autumn weather. Easy-care addition to shrub and perennial borders or in roomy pots. Combine with other Asters for a multicolored effect. Herbaceous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
Valuable late season bloomer for the traditional perennial border. Equally well suited to casual country gardens along picket fences and mixed with spring blooming companions. A native hybrid that belongs in meadow gardens as a nectar source. Use around edges of prairie or above a wetland in an open sunny woodland. Ruggedly adaptable to rock gardens and dry stream beds. Mass like groundcover for a much larger semiformal color mass.
Companion Plants
Combine with American native hybrid perennials such as Mango Meadowbrite, (Echinacea 'CBG Clone 3'), Marshall's Delight Bee Balm, (Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight'), Goldsturm Black Eyed Susan, (Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm') and East Friesland Meadow Sage, (Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland').
History
The asters are the largest tribe of the daisy family, Compositae. The genus is named from the Latin for star because of the star-shaped flowers. Up to 500 species are native around the world except Australia and related islands. This species is the New England aster which is native to a much larger range than these small northeastern states. It is found in open woods and fields south to Virginia and west to North Dakota and New Mexico.
Lore
In Britain the aster is known as Michaelmas daisy because it is in bloom during the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, September 29th.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ASS-ter NO-vee ANG-lee-a |
| Key feature: | Long Bloom Season |
| Plant type: | Perennial |
| Garden styles: | Cottage, Rustic |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Herbaceous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 4 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Partial to full sun |
| Sunset climate zones: | 1 - 24, 31 - 43 |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Fast growing from 18 in. to 5 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Fast |
| Flower attribute: | Flowers for Cutting |
| Special features: | Attracts Butterflies, North American Native Selection, Waterwise |
| Landscape uses: | Border, Firescaping/Fire Wise, Mass Planting, Poolside, Very Wet Areas |
| Flower color: | Purple |
| Blooms: | Late summer to fall |
| Foliage color: | Green |
| Item no.: | 0341 |
