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Asteraceae
Michaelmas daisy
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Also known as Fall aster, Starwort, New York aster, Aster novi-belgii
Native Plants · Perennial · Daisy · Autumn · Pollinator · Border · Cottage Garden · Aster · Wildflower · Blue Flowers · Fall Bloomer
Michaelmas daisy is a hardy perennial that thrives in full sun to partial shade with regular watering during dry spells. Plant in well-drained, moderately fertile soil and divide clumps every 2-3 years to keep plants vigorous and free-flowering. It rewards gardeners with a prolific display of violet-blue daisy flowers in late summer and autumn, making it a valuable border plant.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 6 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Fiji, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iraq, Ireland, Italy
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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