Aster alpinus Alpine Aster
Plant Type: Perennial
Uses: Border, Cutting Bed, Edging
Habit: Upright, Clump
Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: White
Blooms: Spring, Summer
Width: .75 - 1 ft.; Height: .75 - 1 ft.
Fertility: Average
Soil: Well-drained
Offering masses of daisy-like blooms, use plants from this large, diverse group for formal borders, and rock and natural gardens. The low-growing Alpine Aster blooms in spring. For bushier plants with more flowers, pinch back in spring when shoots are 6 in. and later in early summer.