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

Aster dumosus (also known as Bushy Aster or dwarf autumn oxeye) is a perennial garden plant, highly appreciated for its compact and bushy habit and for the abundant flowering that lasts from August to October. It forms dense bushes 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: Lanceolate, green, persistent until late in the season

• Flowers: Small, star-shaped, pink with yellow center

• Flowering period: August–October

🌞 Growing conditions:

• Light: Prefers full sun for maximum flowering

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

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

• Cold resistance: Very good, down to –25°C, ideal for the Romanian climate

To maintain compact and vigorous bushes, division every few years and cutting dry stems after flowering is recommended.

✨ Advantages and uses:

• Abundant and long-lasting flowering, when other garden plants pass their peak period

• Rustic, resistant plant, with low maintenance

• Ideal for borders, perennial beds, flower beds, or planters

• Honey plant, attracts bees and butterflies

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

Height with pot included approx. 20 cm