species
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England aster · hairy Michaelmas daisy · Michaelmas daisy · hairy Michaelmas-daisy
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae is a perennial in the family Asteraceae, also known as New England aster, hairy Michaelmas daisy, Michaelmas daisy or hairy Michaelmas-daisy, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.5 m tall and 80 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from September to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.5 m tall × 80 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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