Purple Beauty Aster

$15.95

The Purple Beauty Aster is a perennial that is dense and herbaceous. This perennial has an upright spreading habit of growth. It is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is a good choice for attracting butterflies while being deer resistant. The Purple Beauty Aster has masses of beautiful purple daisy flowers that have yellow eyes. Best planted in groups. The foliage of this Aster will remain dark green, and have a narrow shape to the leaves. These flowers will make excellent cuttings.

 

 

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Full sun, partial shade, zone 3

Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Beauty’

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The Purple Beauty Aster is a perennial that is dense and herbaceous. This perennial has an upright spreading habit of growth. It is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is a good choice for attracting butterflies while being deer resistant. The Purple Beauty Aster has masses of beautiful purple daisy flowers that have yellow eyes. Best planted in groups. The foliage of this Aster will remain dark green, and have a narrow shape to the leaves. These flowers will make excellent cuttings.

Purple Beauty Asters will grow to be about 3 ft tall at maturity, and with a spread of 24 inches. The flower stalks can be weak so the soil needs to be rich. It grows at a medium rate. The Aster prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, but shouldn’t be allowed to dry out. It is not particular to soil type of pH.