Aster cordifolius Little Carlow

Aster cordifolius 'Little Carlow' is a perennial highly appreciated for its bright and melliferous lavender-blue autumn flowering. It stands out for its disease resistance. Its astonishing colour will revive tired flower beds after summer.

'Little Carlow' reaches a height of 90cm (35in) with a spread of 40m (16in). It has dark green foliage with elongated leaves, smooth margins, and pointed tips. It blooms from September to October in dense clusters of small lavender-blue daisies with yellow-brown centres. The stems are purplish green. Aster cordifolius 'Little Carlow' will give your flower beds a renewed vigour at the end of summer.

Highly resistant to diseases and frost (-20°C (-4°F)), this aster also tolerates all types of soil as long as it is not too wet in winter. To ensure good flowering, mulch your flower bed from June onwards to keep the soil cool at its base. It will need protection from strong winds that would flatten the flowering clumps, or alternatively provide support.

It is impossible to imagine our homes without aster flower beds or borders. Not demanding, they blend well with other plants in flower beds such as salvias or Crocosmia. Both cheerful and melancholic, these perennials accompany the return of autumn and the splendour of fall foliage. When combined with the fiery colours of Cotinus or euonymus, the result is astonishing. Asters also make beautiful bouquet flowers.