Aster 'PINK TOPAZ'

Aster 'PINK TOPAZ'
autumn aster

SIZE/TYPE	low perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.3-0.4m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.4m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	deep pink
BLOOMING TIME	August - October
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	3 (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials

Autumn asters are the old time favourites in Czech and Slovak gardens. These plants are carefree and flower over a long period. Since they are so attractive and popular, breeders keep coming up with new, improved varieties that brighten up our early autumn gardens.

Pink Topaz is a modern variety of autumn aster. It makes a small, almost dwarf, compact and bushy plant with profusion of semi-double dark purple pink flowers from late August until mid October. Leaves are very dark green and resistant to powdery mildew. The whole plant is very bushy evenly branched from the ground without bare stems.

Autumn aster needs evenly moist, fertile soil of almost any pH value. Grow it in full sun and fertilize annually for profuse flowering. Cut back to ground level in early spring. Hardy to about -40°C (USDA zone 3). Not suitable for outdoor pots.

Last update 23-09-2016

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