Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' PP33612

Photo Credit: Walters Gardens

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This showy new aster becomes completely covered with brilliant purple flowers in the fall. Forms a dense, rounded mound of dark green foliage that doesnÕt split open and presents well in containers at retail. Native asters can handle alkaline soils and are an important late season food source for pollinators. Breeder: Walters Gardens, Inc.

Plant Details

Zone: 3 - 8
Height: 26-30
Spread: 40-44
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established

Bloom time: Early Fall, Mid-Fall
Foliage Color: Green Shades
Flower Color: Purple Shades
Fragrant: No
Good Cut Flower: Yes
Native: Nativar

Deer resistant: Yes
Rabbit resistant: No
Bee-friendly: Yes
Attracts butterflies: Yes
Attracts hummingbirds: No
Groundcover: No
Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

Zone: 3 - 8
Height: 26-30
Spread: 40-44
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
Bloom time: Early Fall, Mid-Fall
Foliage Color: Green Shades
Flower Color: Purple Shades

Fragrant: No
Good Cut Flower: Yes
Native: Nativar
Bee-friendly: Yes
Deer resistant: Yes
Rabbit resistant: No
Attracts butterflies: Yes
Attracts hummingbirds: No
Groundcover: No
Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

Plant your Aster crop in spring for late summer and fall sales opportunities along with Rudbeckia, Eupatorium, Vernonia and fall grasses. Asters are heavy feeders, but it is best to discontinue feeding once they begin to bloom. Pinching is beneficial to promote lateral branching.

PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
Optimal Planting Time: Spring
Retail Sales Window: Fall, Summer
Moisture in Production: Average
Requires Shade in Production: No
Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
Vernalization Beneficial: Yes

Aster novae-angliae ‘Grape Crush’ PP33612