Aster oblongifolium ‘Cotton Candy’ PP34,580
Blooming Time
September
October
Exposure
Full Sun
Light Shade
`Cotton Candy’ is a broad, compact spreading aster with narrow bladed, gray-green aromatic foliage- pleasant smelling to people, but unpalatable to deer or rabbits. In late summer and early fall these low growing plants are blanketed with billowing drifts of soft pink daisy-like, yellow-eyed flowers, providing much needed nectar and pollen late in the season. `Cotton Candy’ is a native cultivar that works well en masse, or when blended in concert with any of its numerous companions.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Shrubby
Max Height:
3'
Texture:
Fine Texture
Recommended Spacing:
4' to 4½'
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Drought Tolerant
Butterflies
Bees
Large Area
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Native Cultivar
Features
Billowing drifts of soft pink daisy-like, yellow-eyed flowers cover compact spreading plants with aromatic foliage.
Landscape Value
Works well en masse, or when blended in concert with any of its numerous companions.
Care
Watering:
`Cotton Candy' Aromatic Aster is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
`Cotton Candy' Aromatic Aster is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
`Cotton Candy' Aromatic Aster should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
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