Aster Alert

Plant - 3" pot

$8.53

Sale: $5.54

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3 or more for $5.18 ea.

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Quick Overview

Dwarf Aster Alert is a newer hybrid, growing to only 12 inches with brilliant red flowers and striking yellow centers. (Aster dumosus)

Item Size

Plant - 3" pot

Details

SKU	1ASTER
Botanical Name	Aster dumosus
Common Name	New York Aster
Primary Flower Color	Red
Foliage Color	Green
Estimated Mature Height	10-12" tall
Ships As	Potted Plant
Planting Season	Spring, Summer
Planting Depth	Crown of plant should rest just at or above the soil surface after watering in.
Bloom Time	Late summer to early fall
Estimated Mature Spread	12-16" wide
Light Requirements	Full Sun
Soil Moisture	Average, Moist/Wet, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Moist/Wet Soil
Zones	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Suggested Uses	Deer Resistant, Hummingbirds & Butterflies, Cut Flowers, Borders, Showy Flowers

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Description

The Dwarf Asters The famous dwarf aster group is one of the very best ways you can assure some fall bloom for your meadow or garden. Ive grown them all, and they are simple to handle, and hardy as oaks. They stay short and spread rapidly. In fact, if you want to do the work, after about two years, you can dig up two or three plants, and divide them into twenty...and then replant yourself a huge patch or yards of edging. Before bloom, they're neat low green tufts, so they're great plants all season long.

The dwarf Aster dumosis hybrids resulted from a cross between wild Aster nova novi-belgii, the much taller New York Aster, with another wild aster from the Pacific northwest.

Reviews

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American Meadows Aster Alert

4.2

(based on 5 reviews)

80%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Long bloom time (3)
Reliable growth (3)
Vivid colors (3)

Cons

Best Uses

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Reviews

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9/27/2011

5.0

A very pretty plant

By bob the gardener

from Manhattan, N.Y.C.

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Pest Resistant
Reliable Growth
Vivid Colors

Cons

Best Uses

Containers
Raised Beds

Comments about American Meadows Aster Alert:

A very pretty plant with very pretty flowers...grew in no time.
I have it in a clay pot and that seams to work well on the deck in morning sun.
would buy more!

9/3/2011

4.0

Loaded with blooms, Big plant

By Lizzy

from Long Island, New York

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Reliable Growth
Vivid Colors

Cons

Colors Not As Expected

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Aster Alert:

Even though the color did not match the photo,it is still beautiful! LOADED with blooms!

6/27/2011

3.0

Not even close to red

By plm

from Nashville, TN

About Me Casual Hobbyist

Pros

Cons

Colors Not As Expected

Best Uses

Comments about American Meadows Aster Alert:

This is advertised as red flowering, but mine bloomed more ofa a lilac purple color.

6/8/2011

4.0

red,red, red

By Greenie

from New City, NY

About Me Avid Gardener

Pros

Long Bloom Time
Low Maintenance
Reliable Growth
Vivid Colors

Cons

Best Uses

Large Areas

Comments about American Meadows Aster Alert:

Reliable Fall color

3/26/2010

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

easy to grow

By benzo

from pennsylvania

About Me Getting Started

Pros

Accurate Instructions
Attractive
Fragrant
Hardy
Healthy
Versatile

Cons

Best Uses

Garden

Comments about American Meadows Aster Alert:

easy to grow

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