Aster alpinus | Pinkie Kitchen towel flowers or fruits and when

flowers or fruits and when

These plants grow tall stems in a bushy upright mound although some staking will be required to prevent any flopping

cottage garden

with a footprint of 1 meter and a trim height of 3-4 meters

The flowers sit atop the compact mound of soft grey-green foliage and this lovely variety is a wonderful choice for sunny shrub borders and pots

Aster alpinus | Pinkie Kitchen towel flowers or fruits and whenAster alpinus 'Pinkie' is a low growing variety, only reaching around 5 15cm in height. It has beautiful pink daisy like flowers popping up above the green foliage. Asters belong to the Asteraceae family which also includes achilleas (yarrow) chrysanthemums and sunflowers. The Aster genus contains over 600 species and thousands of hybrids. Pinkie is easy to grow and adds a cheery note to the cottage garden. A lovely plant to attract butterflies to