Aster dumosus Blue - Bushy Asters, aster pitic de toamna cu inflorire abundenta

Aster dumosus (also known as Bushy Aster or dwarf autumn oxeye) is a garden perennial plant, highly valued for its compact and bushy habit and for its abundant flowering that lasts from August to October. It forms dense clumps covered with small, star-shaped flowers in violet, purple, pink, or white, with a yellow center, which attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinating insects.

🌿 Botanical characteristics:

• Full name: Aster dumosus

• Common name: Dwarf autumn aster, dwarf autumn oxeye

• Family: Asteraceae

• Growth type: Perennial plant, with compact and bushy habit

• Leaves: Lance-shaped, green, persistent until late in the season

• Flowers: Small, star-shaped, violet with yellow center (other varieties may have pink, white, blue)

• Flowering period: August–October

🌞 Growing conditions:

• Light: Prefers full sun for maximum flowering

• Soil: Fertile, well-drained, but tolerates poorer soils as well

• Watering: Moderate; soil kept slightly moist, without excess

• Frost resistance: Very good, down to –25°C, ideal for the climate in Romania

To keep the clumps compact and vigorous, division every few years and cutting back dried stems after flowering is recommended.

✨ Advantages and uses:

• Rich and long-lasting flowering, when other garden plants have passed their peak

• Hardy, resilient plant with low maintenance

• Ideal for borders, perennial beds, flower beds, or window boxes

• Honey plant, attracts bees and butterflies

Note: The plant may be delivered without flowers, but it has the ability to bloom again in the following weeks if given suitable conditions. The displayed price is for a plant without flowers.

Height including pot approx. 20 cm