• A vibrant mix of aster new hybrids mix flowers in various colors, showcasing their delicate petals.
  • Three pink, purple, and white aster new hybrids mix flowers bloom against a soft green background.
  • A close-up shot of a vibrant purple and white aster new hybrid mix flower with many delicate petals.
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Aster Seeds - New Hybrids

Brings showy and long-flowering color to your late summer garden through fall

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Frost Tolerant
Heat Tolerant
Attracts Bees
Clay Soil Tolerant
Attracts Butterflies
Easy to Grow
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Reduces Erosion
Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
North American Native

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Aster novi-belgii

LIFE CYCLE

  • Perennial

SEED TYPE

  • Hybrid Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade

BLOOM SEASON

  • Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

  • Branching
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 40 to 48 inches

COLOR

  • Mixed

Our Aster New Hybrids collection is a mixture of a complete color range of modern hybrids. Growing up to 48 inches tall, these open-faced beauties flower late summer into fall, providing color when other plants are waning. Showy in shades of lavender, blue, and white New Hybrid Asters are long flowering from August until November. Used regularly in the floral industry where they are known as Montecasino, they provide a long vase life bringing that punch of lavender and blue indoors.

  • • Performs well in vase with blooms that measure one to two inches across
  • • Can reach up to 48 inches tall, making a nice display towards the back of the garden
  • • Herbaceous perennial forms large, bushy clumps

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Fall
  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1/8 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 100 Up to 80 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Aster Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Aster Seeds - New Hybrids FAQs

    Is New Hybrids Aster resistant to animals or disease?

    New Hybrids Aster is deer resistant and rabbit resistant, meaning deer and rabbits generally avoid it due to its taste, texture, or aroma.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Aster Seeds - New Hybrids

    This is my favorite plant from this season. I’m so excited that it will grow back again next spring. I winter sowed the seeds in milk jugs and they remained tiny seedlings until around August and then they took off! So gorgeous!

    Dani R. 5/5 Verified

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