'Purple Dome' is a native cultivar of New England Aster from the Mt. Cuba Collection, plants selected for their exceptional ornamental benefits. 'Purple Dome' is a shorter, rounded versioin of the straight species and a beautiful addition to a small garden.
Some of the plants in the Collection also have high pollinator values. I have not seen pollinators on this one, probably because of the semi-double blooms.
This is a popular, and beautiful, plant that in form resembles Mums. If you love this plant, go for it! But maybe surround it with straight-species natives with Very High pollinator values.
Aster, New England 'Purple Dome'
SKU: SNPD-01
$15.00Price
1 Gallon
- Latin: Symphyotrichum novae angliae 'Purple Dome'
- Height: 18- to 24-inch mound
- Light: Full sun to light shade
- Soil: Moist, well-drained
- Bloom: Purple semi-double flowers September-October
- Foliage: grey-green
- Resistance: Deer, disease, mildew