What is Symphyotrichum Novi-Belgii used for?

This prolific bloomer provides fall color to the yard. It offers a valuable nectar source for native bees and butterflies, and its dried seeds provide food for birds. Use New York Aster in the front of borders, as an edging plant, or in sunny meadows and naturalized areas of your yard.

How do you identify Symphyotrichum Novi-Belgii?

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Blue Lagoon' is a dwarf, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial up to 60cm in height and spread of 0.5m in 3-5 years. It has dark green, lance-shaped leaves and panicles of lavender-blue flowers late summer to autumn.

What is the difference between aster and symphyotrichum?

Several years ago, the genus was separated into a number of genera. Aster now includes most European and Asian asters, while plants native to North America now belong to symphyotrichum. It contains the widely grown Michaelmas daisies, S. novi-belgii, (New York asters) and S.

What does Aster Novi-Belgii mean?

New Belgium This aster is sometimes called Michaelmas daisy because it blooms around September 29 which is St. Michael's Day. The specific epithet novi-belgii means New Belgium and is a throwback to the days when the state of New York was known as New Belgium.

A compact, bushy cultivar to around 50cm tall producing branched stems bearing sprays of reddish-pink, double flowers with golden-yellow centres from late …
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (formerly Aster novi-belgii), commonly called New York aster, is a species of flowering plant. It is the type species for …
A compact, bushy perennial, bursting into a profusion of double, ridiculously rich pink blooms with golden-yellow centres from late summer through autumn.
Tough, hardy and strong growing, it does benefit from being divided every three years. It thrives in a fertile, moist but well-cultivated soil in full sun.
A native herbaceous perennial in the Asteraceae family that may grow 3 to 5 feet high. It is found growing in slightly brackish and tidal fresh marshes.