{"title":"Symphyotrichum","description":"\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAsteraceae\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1x4zg_107\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSymphyotrichum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — formerly classified within \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and mostly native to the Americas — is grown for its prolific daisy-like flowerheads, with yellow central discs surrounded by ray florets in shades of pink, blue, purple, and white. Many cultivars reach their peak around Michaelmas Day (29 September), giving rise to the much-loved common name Michaelmas Daisy. 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Notably tolerant of airborne salt and drier conditions than most \u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum\u003c\/em\u003e, it is an excellent choice for coastal gardens. It thrives in free-draining, moderately fertile soil in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeight × Spread: 60cm × 45cm\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922095436118,"sku":"103270","price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":53622879846742,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-novae-angliae-rudelsburg","title":"Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Rudelsburg'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum novae-angliae\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Rudelsburg’ produces bright pink daisy flowers with fluffy orange centres on robust stems above mid-green, lance-shaped leaves. Much sought after for its intensity of colour, it really brightens a late-season mixed or herbaceous border from late summer well into autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the nursery we have combined it with ornamental grasses and \u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum novae-angliae\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Andenken an Alma Pötschke’ for an eye-catching late display that extends naturally into wider prairie-style planting. 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As the flowers mature, the petals twist gently, making them appear even fuller — an unusual and attractive quality that adds to the display as it develops from late summer into autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is an excellent cut flower, and combines beautifully with ornamental grasses in naturalistic planting schemes or in a mixed herbaceous border. 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Compact and bushy in habit, it forms a neat clump of lance-shaped, slightly hairy leaves on upright stems and is notably more drought tolerant than most asters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell suited to the front of a border or gravel garden, it combines well with ornamental grasses, \u003cem\u003eHylotelephium\u003c\/em\u003e, and other autumn-flowering asters. It thrives in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch in autumn and avoid sites prone to winter waterlogging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeight × Spread: 45cm × 45cm\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":52922121027926,"sku":"103050","price":8.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/Symphyotrichumoblongifolium_OctoberSkies.jpg?v=1777893050"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-vasterival","title":"Symphyotrichum 'Vasterival'","description":"\u003cp\u003eSymphyotrichum 'Vasterival' has become one of our most popular Michaelmas Daisies for its height and flower hue. Come September, masses of lilac-pink single flowers, each with a yolk-yellow centre, erupt from the deep pink buds that stud the ends of its dark, multi-branched stems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for the back of the border, it is also a great way of adding soft punctuation and movement to the middle, as its openness allows plants behind to be seen. Hardy and versatile, it is as much at home in a cottage garden as a prairie planting scheme mixed with ornamental grasses. The pink hue combines brilliantly with so many colours — from yellows to purples and dark reds — ensuring your autumn is full of colour. It performs best in sun or light shade in a fertile, moist but free-draining soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeight × Spread: 120cm × 50cm\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre","offer_id":53046077587798,"sku":null,"price":9.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3 Litre","offer_id":53622758670678,"sku":null,"price":14.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/4928\/0598\/files\/Symphyotrichum_Vasterival.jpg?v=1775466027"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-novi-belgii-neron","title":"Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Neron'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymphyotrichum novi-belgii\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Neron’ is a richly coloured Michaelmas Daisy, producing masses of deep pinky-red double flowers with golden-yellow centres as the days shorten in autumn, lasting through to the end of October. Upright and densely branched with small dark green leaves, it is a bold and punchy presence in the autumn border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt combines well with ornamental grasses, \u003cem\u003eRudbeckia fulgida\u003c\/em\u003e var. \u003cem\u003especiosa\u003c\/em\u003e, and other late-flowering perennials such as \u003cem\u003eVernonia\u003c\/em\u003e. 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It delivers a long-lasting and intensely colourful display from late summer into autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a bold combination, mix it with \u003cem\u003eSalvia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Blue Spire’ and \u003cem\u003eOenothera\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Rosy Shimmers’. It also looks particularly good alongside dark foliage or dark-flowered ornamental grasses such as \u003cem\u003eMolinia caerulea\u003c\/em\u003e subsp. \u003cem\u003ecaerulea\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Heidebraut’. 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From late spring through to early autumn its striking foliage structure and colouring provides an excellent foil for surrounding plants, before starbursts of small white flowers with reddish-pink centres cover the plant for weeks through autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost effective when grown with ornamental grasses or planted in groups towards the front of a border, it also makes an attractive low informal hedge — an unusual and eye-catching use for an aster. 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