Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' (SYMPHYOTRICHUM) - NEW ENGLAND ASTER 'VIBRANT DOME DOME'
Sport of 'Purple Dome' = short, compact and dense aster with vibrant hot pink flowers from summer to mid fall.
Vigorous cultivar, forms wider clumps, dark green leaves.
Pollinator and bird friendly.
Size : 18-20" tall x 24-30" wide clumps
Blooming time : August - September/October
USDA zones : 4 to 9
Culture : sun, half sun, half shade, average soil, loam, clay soil, adaptable.
Moisture Needs : medium-wet, medium-moist, medium-dry, tolerates droughts
Origin : was discovered and selected by Bobbie Schwartz (as a single flowering plant within a population of Aster 'Purple Dome' in a controlled greenhouse environment) in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Plants was patented under number PP19538 on December 2nd in 2008, propagation is prohibited. Bobbie Schwartz is renowned Ohio based landscape designer, owner of Bobbie's Green Thumb LLC and author of the book "Garden Renovation - Transform Your Yard Into the Garden of Your Dreams".
Aster ‘Purple Dome’ is a natural form, that was discover in nature - it was first observed along Pennsylvania Route 100 below Allentown, PA by Robert G. Seip of Lennilea Farm and given to Mt. Cuba Center who introduced it in 1989.
The tall wild species of Aster novae-angliae is native wildflower and perennial to most of the states of USA except Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Texas and Florida.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes (unless the deer is overpopulated)
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Attracts pollinators : yes - various bees and some butterflies
Pot Size : square 3.5"x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations : Universal perennial for sunny or partially sunny garden for average, moderately fertile to fertile soils. '
For it's regular mounding habit can be used as a "filler" and can be combined with majority of common and native perennials and grasses.
Suitable for flower beds, massive planting, public landscaping and private gardens.
Meets in Bloom with other fall Asters, Chrysospis (Ch. villosa, Ch. mariana),Helianthus (perennial sunflowers), many Rudbeckia (R. fulgida var. fulgida, R. subtomentosa and R. triloba), Solidago species and cultivars.
Regular mounds look great against airy and fine structures (Euphorbia corollata, Gaura, Verbena bonariensis) and fine structures of grasses (which often start to change their fall color by that time of the year).
Picture copyright : Must Have Perennials
Aster novae-angliae 'Vibrant Dome' (SYMPHYOTRICHUM) - NEW ENGLAND ASTER 'VIBRANT DOME DOME'
Sport of 'Purple Dome' = short, compact and dense aster with vibrant hot pink flowers from summer to mid fall.
Vigorous cultivar, forms wider clumps, dark green leaves.
Pollinator and bird friendly.
Size : 18-20" tall x 24-30" wide clumps
Blooming time : August - September/October
USDA zones : 4 to 9
Culture : sun, half sun, half shade, average soil, loam, clay soil, adaptable.
Moisture Needs : medium-wet, medium-moist, medium-dry, tolerates droughts
Origin : was discovered and selected by Bobbie Schwartz (as a single flowering plant within a population of Aster 'Purple Dome' in a controlled greenhouse environment) in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Plants was patented under number PP19538 on December 2nd in 2008, propagation is prohibited. Bobbie Schwartz is renowned Ohio based landscape designer, owner of Bobbie's Green Thumb LLC and author of the book "Garden Renovation - Transform Your Yard Into the Garden of Your Dreams".
Aster ‘Purple Dome’ is a natural form, that was discover in nature - it was first observed along Pennsylvania Route 100 below Allentown, PA by Robert G. Seip of Lennilea Farm and given to Mt. Cuba Center who introduced it in 1989.
The tall wild species of Aster novae-angliae is native wildflower and perennial to most of the states of USA except Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Texas and Florida.
Deer/rabbit resistant : yes/yes (unless the deer is overpopulated)
Attracts Hummingbirds : no
Attracts pollinators : yes - various bees and some butterflies
Pot Size : square 3.5"x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant combinations : Universal perennial for sunny or partially sunny garden for average, moderately fertile to fertile soils. '
For it's regular mounding habit can be used as a "filler" and can be combined with majority of common and native perennials and grasses.
Suitable for flower beds, massive planting, public landscaping and private gardens.
Meets in Bloom with other fall Asters, Chrysospis (Ch. villosa, Ch. mariana),Helianthus (perennial sunflowers), many Rudbeckia (R. fulgida var. fulgida, R. subtomentosa and R. triloba), Solidago species and cultivars.
Regular mounds look great against airy and fine structures (Euphorbia corollata, Gaura, Verbena bonariensis) and fine structures of grasses (which often start to change their fall color by that time of the year).
Picture copyright : Must Have Perennials