| Description | A strain of the Showy Aster with light blue flowers. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | best in full tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, tolerates average |
| Soil & Site | It is native to the mesic, wet prairie and prefers this type of soil. I have found this to be a fairly adaptable plant. |
| Flowers | 1-2" light blue with orange centers, 35-45 petals (rays), flower stalks covered with sticky hairs, fall blooming |
| Leaves | Tends to lose the leaves towards the bottom of the stem (naked legs). One suggestion I have heard to prevent this is pinch the plants in May, to keep them a bit shorter. Leaves are larger toward the base of the plant. |
| Dimensions | depending on the site 3-5 feet |
| Propagation | division, I don't know if this strain will come true from seed |
| Author's Notes | When a new addition was put onto Franklin High School, all the spoils from the excavation was dumped on a back field and leveled. Over the past 25 years Mother Nature has reclaimed this site and the Aster has become a member of this community. The soil is in general just junky clay. |
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