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New England aster Purple Dome Light: full sun to partial shade Height: 1 to 3 feet Spread: 1 to 3 feet USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8 Origin: North America Fall does not have to mean the en… ...
They’re fully winter-hardy for zones 3 and 4. Purple Dome Aster reaches a height and width of about 18 to 24 inches.
Eastern Star is a more compact selection. Picture shown is the Purple Dome aster. Debra Knapke, aka The Garden Sage, is a horticulturist, faculty at a community college, lecturer and author.
New England aster can reach 6 feet tall and bloom in various pink, purple, or magenta hues. ‘Purple Dome’ and ‘Vibrant Dome’ are compact selections with purple and pink blossoms, respectively.
It is a New England type aster that blooms in early fall with hundreds of deep lavender-purple flowers. This dwarf plant (12-24 inches tall) has a neat mounding habit and is a perfect choice to ...
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), the species, had 341 pollinator visits versus purple dome New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae “Purple Dome”), the cultivar, with ...
The plant forms strong clumps. Some cultivars are ‘Harrington Pink’ (3 feet tall) and ‘Purple Dome’ ? (1.5 feet tall). Aster novi-belgi is an often smaller and can be spreading, so beware.