Alpine Aster

Aster

Asteraceae · perennial · native

Last updated March 9, 2026

Data Coverage 3 of 6 dimensions

Site Data

Threats

Cultivars

Phenology

GDD Thresholds

Puget Sound

Quick Facts

Light

Full Sun

Soil

Moist

Water

Moderate

Hardiness

Zone Zones 4a–8b

Origin

Eurasia; North American species reclassified to

Diseases (7)

Botrytis cinerea Botrytis Blight Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Podosphaera aphanis var. aphanis Powdery Mildew Rhodococcus fascians Shoot Proliferation and Leafy Gall Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) Tomato Spotted Wilt Wilt Various causes (phytoplasma or viral) Yellows

Cultivars (4)

''Prince''

Calico Aster

''Purple Dome''

New England Aster

''Professor Kippenburg''

New England Aster

''Moench''

Moench Frikart's Aster