Description: SWAMP ASTER. This is a long lived attractive American Native Wildflower. The plant height is variable from 3-5' and they get 2'-3' wide. They can be found along roadsides, edges of woods, marshes, lake shores and riversides. This is a tough as nails plant that will grow in regular garden soils without any problem but prefer alkaline conditions. Also, can be used in a bog or water garden as they tolerate flooding at the roots. Large flat-topped clusters of 2"-3" light purple-blue flowers in late summer through fall. Very attractive to late summer/fall butterflies and Bee's.100+ seeds per order. Some American Native Wildflower seeds need to go through a cold winter to germinate. This plant is one of them. They do this so the seed won’t sprout in fall, only to have the seedling not make it through a cold winter. I have stratified these seeds to simulate a cold winter(stratification) This raises the germination rate considerably. Thanks for looking!!Symphyotrichum puniceum. Perennial. Full sun/Part sun. Spring, soil temp 65F+. SOW- 4 seeds per, 1/16"deep, 24"apart. Keep moist. Germination 14-21 Days. Thin to single best seedling. Use scissors to cut out unwanted sprouts. Height 3'-5' x 2'-3' wide. Heavy/Medium water. Light fertilizer. Flowers are light blue/purple. Blooms August, September, October.
Price: 3.25 USD
Location: Wichita, Kansas
End Time: 2024-08-03T10:49:44.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Plant Type: Decorative Plant Upright Bushy flowering
Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Tropical, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean
Planting Time: perennial
Common Name: Aster
Color: Blue, Green
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Growth Habit: Upright Flowering clumping flowering
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 5 (-20 to -10 °F)
Plant Habit: Clump-forming Upright Bushy flowering
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Peat, Saline, Sand, Silt
Brand: Little Seed Store
Soil pH: Alkaline
Season of Interest: Summer
Type: Flower seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Heavy / Medium
Genus: Symphyotrichum
Sunlight: Partial Shade, Full Sun
Features: Cold Resistant, Draught Resistant, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted, native wildflower, poor soils
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Species: Symphyotrichum puniceum
