Aster tongolensis 'Napsbury'
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Aster tongolensis 'Napsbury'• Click here to visit our Main Plant List page for current availability of this plant
• common name: aster
• flowering season: late spring to early summer
• height: low foliage to 6 inches high, with taller flowers to 18 inches
• Light requirements: sun
• Soil requirements: average soil that is well drained
• Water requirements: average
• Growth habit: leaves are low to the ground and spreading into a slowly widening clump
• How to propagate: dividing in early spring
• Leaf type: oval green leaves
• Ways to use it: a long lived plant in a sunny flower garden
• Special characteristics: has an extended blooming season at the beginning of summer
The growth of Aster 'Napsbury' is low and spreading. In early summer numerous, almost leafless flowering stems rise to eighteen inches. Each stem carries a large, single daisy of violet-blue with a bright golden-orange eye. The petals are thin and reflex downwards as they age. Easy to grow in average garden conditions. 'Napsbury' is a form of Aster tongolensis, a native of the Himalayas of Western China into Nepal, found on stony alpine meadows at an elevation of 11,000 feet. USDA Zones 4 - 8.