Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush'
Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' is a New England aster with purple flowers with orange eyes.
Description:
Aster novae-angliae is the New England aster, an eastern North American native. 'Grape Crush' is a prolific bloomer in the sunny late summer garden when little else is in bloom. It forms large, bountiful, rounded mounds up to 30 inches high and 44 inches wide smothered in medium-sized, semi-double purple flowers with orange centres. Use as accents in the border. Also great in containers and as a cut flower. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.
Common Name: New England Aster
Family: Asteraceae (The Aster/Daisy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: Purple
Secondary Bloom Colour: Orange
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture:
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: From well-drained mountainous sites to moist woodlands.
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America
Check Availability
*The Plant Encyclopedia is updated each year to provide a representation of the plants we offer, have offered, and may offer again. However, it is not a live inventory of our stock. Not all plants will be available at all times or in every year. Use the link above to enquire about the availability of this plant. Additionally, we carry many plants that have not yet been entered into our database so please enquire if you don’t see what you’re looking for. Plants are available only for on-site sales at our nursery in Richmond, BC, Canada or for shipping within Canada. We do not ship internationally. However, if you are visiting the nursery from afar, we can arrange for the necessary permits and paperwork for you to take plants back with you to your country.