| Description | New England Showy Aster (Aster novae-angliae) This section contains images and cultural information on plants growing in my zone #5 garden. |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Wild Flowers, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Fruit | achene |
| Dimensions | in my garden with a hard pinch reaches 3-5 feet |
| Maintenance | it will readily reseed but easy to control, will get tall, maybe bare base stem and flop unless cut back hard end of May early June |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Misc Facts | Refer back to New England Showy Aster (native sites) for additional cultural information on this plant. Good September into mid-October flower color. SYN: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae |
| Author's Notes | New England Showy Aster has always been a showy plant in the late summer early fall garden for many years. |
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