Double Japanese Aster
Kalimeris mongolica
Asteraceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
China (Mongolia)
Location
Source of plant
Avant Gardens
Description
To 90cm tall; leaves to 15cm, deeply pinnatifid, oblong, subobtuse, scabrid, the margins ciliate, etiolate, the upper leaves to 2.5cm long, linear, entire, sessile. Capitula to 7mm across, phyllaries broadly ovate, obtuse, coriaceous, green-tipped with scarious margins, minutely pubescent or glabrous; ray florets tinged purple; summer blooming.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5