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Aster novae-angliae
'' Common Names: New England Wood Aster |
| Description: | |
| The New England Wood Aster's flower is purple and has a yellow center. It can grow to 2-5 feet. The leaves are alternate. The leaves are rough but they do not have rough edges. It blooms in September and October. It can live in wetness, in prairies, swales, and other moist habitats. Indians used the New England Aster to make tea, and they believed that it would make headaches go away. The Wood Aster makes an excellent fall cut-flower that blooms until frost. Asters' attract butterflies, bees and song birds. Native to a large part of central and northeastern United States, the aster readily reseeds itself. | |
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- Plant in spring or autumn and do not worry if the plants seem small in their pots. Keep an average distance of 30 cm between them in all directions as they grow very rapidly. - Mulch the soil in summer and water in hot weather. This will help to prevent attacks of oidium which show as a felty white on the leaves and should be sprayed with triforine. - Divide every three years or flowering will suffer. Do not replant the cuttings in the same place but give them a good rich soil. |
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| Problems: | |
| - Needs staking. |
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