DESCRIPTION:
- NAME: Purple New England Aster
- OTHER COMMON NAMES: Michaelmas Daisy
- SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aster Novae var Angliae
- COLOR: Purple with yellow centers
- PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
- PLANT HEIGHT: 36 - 60”
- PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24”
- BLOOM TIME: Fall
- HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9
- LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
- SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
OTHER: These large showy flowers attract birds, bees, and butterflies including MONARCHS!