Exposure • Sun • Part sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Nature Attraction • Butterflies

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Foliage

Bloom Color • Blue

Attributes • Good Cut Flowers • Long Blooming

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

Japanese Aster

Light blue 1" aster-like flowers with yellow centers on upright clumping foliage. Long blooming, easy to grow, heat and humidity tolerant. Shear back after bloom to encourage fall re-bloom. Blooms in mid summer thru mid fall.

Kalimeris (kal'-e-meris)

Family: Asteraceae · Common Name: Japanese Aster

Sprays of small, semidouble daisy flowers on strong, branching stems. Medium green, fine-textured foliage. Exceptionally long blooming, excellent for the perennial garden or meadow planting.