Aster novae-angliae 'Alert' ~ Alert New England Aster-ServeScape

Aster novae-angliae 'Alert'

Alert New England Aster

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Aster ‘Alert’ is a compact, fall-blooming perennial prized for its vivid rosy-pink to magenta flowers with bright yellow centers. It delivers a strong burst of late-season color when many other garden plants are fading. Attractive to butterflies and pollinators and disease resistant. 

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

N. America, SE Native; 'Purple Dome' sport

Height: 

1’ - 1.5’

Spread: 

1.5’ - 2’

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

 MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant. Cut stalks after flowering to prevent self-seeding.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Fleabane, Stoke's Aster, Fountain Grass

IMAGES: Photo from Perennial Resource, Alert Aster. 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Aster novae-angliae 'Alert' ~ Alert New England Aster-ServeScape

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