Aster - Purple Dome

Purple Dome Aster/New England Aster - Asteraceae novae-angliae

Imagine a rich purple ball of color in your flower beds, lasting for 4 to 6 weeks….Plant this Purple Dome Aster and that is what you will get! The royal purple color of this Aster is an attention getter all by itself, but the profusion of flowers and length of bloom in late summer and early fall will keep you enthralled.

Also known as New England Aster (botanical name Aster novae-angliae), this plant is compact like its New York Aster cousin, the Professor A. Kippenberg Aster. Slightly larger at 18-24 inches in height and about 24 inches in width, the brilliant color of the Purple Dome Aster is a variation on a blue-purple theme if layered with the Professor A. Kippenberg in your garden. If you prefer contrast instead, the Purple Dome Aster (and all of our other varieties of Aster) complements Black Eyed Susan, Coneflower, Daylilies and Sedum beautifully.

You will love this “oh, so easy to grow” perennial which mounds into a diminutive shrub and makes for beautiful cut flowers, too!