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Aster
(sold as Pot 'n Patio Mix)

Family: Compositae

Sentiments: elegance and daintiness, patience

Plant

Type: annual

Form: clumping

Max height: 0.50 feet

Max width: 0.48 feet

Flower

magenta/purple, pink, secondary color present, violet, white/off white

Leaf

green

Horticulture

Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, bee, bird, specific butterfly species

Plant part consumed by birds: seeds

Exposure: light shade, sun

Landscape uses: container, cut flower

Propagates by: cutting, division, seed

flowers in summer

Soil type: loam

USDA Zone: zone 9 to +20 f

Temp. range: +20 to +30 °F

Water: regular

Butterflies that feed on this plant

Aglais milberti

Leptotes cassius

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Aster, a member of the Compositae family, is a genus containing 458 species.

This annual plant, Aster 'Pot 'n Patio Mix', grows to almost about 1/2-a-foot tall and flowers in summer. It can be cultivated by either cuttings, division of the plant, or by seed. It can be grown in Zone 9 and prefers regular watering. It can be grown in a container.

Aster novi-belgii 'Tiny Tot' stays a diminutive 1/2 foot tall; Aster novi-belgii 'Winston Churchill" grows to 4 feet tall. Aster alpinus and amellus grow to 1-1½ feet high. A broad assortment of Asters will grow in Zones 4-9.

Asters attract a very long list of butterflies to feed – two are shown below. Bees will come to this plant as well.

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