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KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
 
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
 
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, with bee
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae, Photo Courtesy of Walters Garden Inc.
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster, Aster novae-angliae blooms
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KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster

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SKU: AM017297
$13.99$11.19
per Plant - 3" Pot
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Overview
KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster brings vibrant, magenta-red blooms to the fall garden. A profusion of daisy-like flowers covers every inch of this compact, mounding aster for weeks at a time, providing a rich source of nectar for pollinators. This low-maintenance marvel maintains a tight, bushy habit without cutting back. (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
key features
Botanical Name
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Easy To Grow, Long Bloom Time, Cut Flowers, Container Planting
Growing Zones
Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Average, Moist / Wet
Mature Height
24-36" tall
Mature Spread
24-30" wide
Bloom Time
Late summer to fall
SKU
AM017297

Description

24-36" tall x 24-30" wide. KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster is perfect for adding mounds of late-season color to sunny beds and borders. Selected for their compact growth habit and abundance of blooms, Carmine Red flowers from late-summer into mid-autumn attracting bees and butterflies to their golden-eyed blooms. Plant KICKIN® Carmine Red Aster in drifts among butterfly gardens or naturalize in meadows. The compact form also lends itself to rock gardens and containers. Plant alongside ornamental grasses and other fall-blooming perennials for an eye-catching display. Easy to grow in full sun and rich, moist soils. Provide ample moisture and adequate drainage. Good air circulation keeps the lush green foliage disease-free. Carmine Red makes a long-lasting cut flower for autumn arrangements. An excellent native selection that is long lived and resistant to deer and rabbit browsing.