False Aster Aster pinnatifidus
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called False Aster:
Previously known as:
- Aster iinumae
- Asteromoea pinnatifida
- Kalimeris pinnatifida
- Phonetic Spelling
- ASS-ter pin-nah-tih-FY-dus
- Description
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This easy-to-grow apple green, single and double white aster-like flower is a Japanese wildflower that has a long bloom season from early summer to fall. It is typically found in fields and along footpaths in Japan. It is a member of the Asteraceae or Aster Family. The plant is typically called the Japanese Aster because it is similar to wild asters and originated in Japan
Plant in full sun to partial shade, though it appreciates some afternoon shade in hot climates, well-drained, medium moisture soils.
Plant in perennial borders, naturalize in a meadow, or mass plant along a walkway. The flowers can start out as single blooms but by mid-summer, they are doubled.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems but it can suffer from root rot in overly wet soils. It needs to be sheltered from battering winds.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Hortensis'
Pure white double flowers
- 'Hortensis'
- 'Hortensis'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Hortensis'
Pure white double flowers
- 'Hortensis'
- 'Hortensis'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Aster
- Species:
- pinnatifidus
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Korea and Japan
- Distribution:
- Native: Korea and Japan
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts pollinators.
- Play Value:
- Easy to Grow
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Wildflower
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Semi-double daisy-like flowers that are up to 1 inch wide. The rays are white, and the center disk is yellow. They have abundant blooms from June to October.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Rosulate
- Leaf Shape:
- Pinnatifid
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The basal leaves are up to 3.5 inches long and are pinnately lobed. The stem leaves are small with entire margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
