Aster amellus Veilchenkönigin - Violet Queen

Aster amellus 'Veilchenkönigin' is a compact and bushy intermediate-sized variety with a particularly long flowering period from mid-summer until the first frost. It easily bridges the gap between summer blooms and autumn colours. It is a hardy and easy-to-grow perennial that is covered in purple star-shaped flowers. This perennial tolerates poor and chalky soil, as long as it remains moist.

Aster amellus belongs to the Asteraceae family. This perennial exhibits a compact and branching upright habit starting from spring. It will reach a height of 50cm (20in) when in bloom, and will spread over 50cm (20in) or more, with a fairly rapid growth rate. The basal leaves are slightly pubescent, lanceolate, and green in colour. Along the stem, the leaves are sessile (without petioles) and acute. This plant spreads through underground woody rhizomes. The 'Veilchenkönigin' variety bears abundant flowering that lasts from July to October or even into October, only ending with the first frost. The flowerheads display a beautiful deep amethyst violet colour, while the centre is yellow-orange, providing a sunny touch to this particularly charming flowering. These are very beautiful cut flowers.

It is impossible to imagine our gardens without asters. Not demanding, they blend well with all kinds of perennials. The colours of this variety would perfectly complement yellow or orange blooms, or you can choose to integrate them into a range of blues to purples. Also consider grasses that will accompany the asters until the end of autumn. The relatively modest size of Aster amellus allows you to incorporate them into your flower pots compositions.