Quick Description
A distinguished low growing variety with lush green leaves; forms a blanket of daisy-like light blue flowers with a hint of pink and yellow centers; great for large mass plantings and border fronts; drought tolerant once established
Other Names: False Aster
What Makes it Special?
Blue Star Japanese Aster is blanketed in stunning powder blue daisy flowers with shell pink overtones and yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from mid summer to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves remain green in color throughout the season.
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Landscape Attributes
Blue Star Japanese Aster is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Planting & Growing
Blue Star Japanese Aster will grow to be about 15 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Blue Star Japanese Aster is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a ‘filler’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'
Blue Star Japanese Aster
$22.00
$22.00
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Height : 18 inches
Spread: 24 inches
Sunlight: full sun to partial shade
Water Usage: dry to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting
Flower Color: Powder Blue
Bloom Period:From Mid Summer To Mid Fall
Foliage Type: deciduous
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Spread: 24 inches
Sunlight: full sun to partial shade
Water Usage: dry to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Rock/Alpine Gardens, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting
Flower Color: Powder Blue
Bloom Period:From Mid Summer To Mid Fall
Foliage Type: deciduous
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Want more info on sizes?
IndyPlants sells landscape size plant material. These often come in black nursery containers and are classified in sizes such as #2, #3, #5, etc. This correlates to the volume of the container, 2 gallon, 3, gallon, 5 gallon, etc. The bigger the number, the larger the pot, and the larger the plant. You’ll also see larger sizes such as 2” BB, 2.5” BB, 3” BB, etc. This stands for ‘Balled & Burlapped’. These plants are usually much larger and are not transported in black nursery pots. The sizing correlates to the diameter of the trunk of the tree.
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