About fifty Symphyotrichum novae-angliae cultivars were in commerce as of 2019[update] .[ 1] With few exceptions, these New England aster cultivars grow to between 90 and 180 centimetres (3 and 6 feet) in height and flower September–October. As of December 2020[update] , twelve had won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (AGM).[ 2]
List of cultivars
Flower size, colour, approximate maximum height, image, and other details for each cultivar of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae , when available, are given in the list that follows.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
New England aster cultivars
Name
Flower size
Colour
Max. (cm)
Max. (ft/in)
Notes
Image
'Alex Deamon'
medium
pale purple
90 cm
3 ft
'Anabelle de Chazal'
medium
pale rose
100 cm
3 ft 3 in
'Andenken an Alma Pötschke'
medium
cerise-pink
90 cm
3 ft
compact
'Andenken an Paul Gerber'
large
deep purple-pink
150 cm
5 ft
AGM winner[ 2]
'Augusta'
large
lilac-blue
90 cm
3 ft
compact
'Badsey Pink'[ 5]
large
sugar pink
120 cm
4 ft
AGM winner[ 2]
'Barr's Blue'
medium
purple-blue
120 cm
4 ft
'Barr's Pink'
large
lilac-pink
150 cm
5 ft
'Barr's Purple'
medium
lilac-purple
120 cm
4 ft
AGM winner[ 2]
'Barr's Violet'
medium
violet-blue
120 cm
4 ft
'Brunswick'
medium
purple-pink
80 cm
2 ft 7 in
AGM winner,[ 2] compact
'Christopher Harbutt'
large
purple-blue
100 cm
3 ft 3 in
'Colwall Century'
medium
purple-pink
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
AGM winner[ 2]
'Colwall Constellation'
medium
pale purple
150 cm
5 ft
'Colwall Galaxy'
medium
purple-pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'Colwall Orbit'
small
cerise-pink
90 cm
3 ft
rounded heads
'Colwall Satellite'
medium
violet
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Crimson Beauty'
medium
purple-red
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Evensong'
medium
violet-purple
120 cm
4 ft
'Foxy Emily'
large
pink
120 cm
4 ft
'Harrington's Pink'
medium
pale rose-pink
150 cm
5 ft
'Helen Picton'
large
violet-purple
120 cm
4 ft
AGM winner,[ 2] mildew resistant
'Herbstschnee' (syn. 'Autumn Snow')
medium
white
120 cm
4 ft
mildew resistant
'James'[ 6]
large
light purple
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
AGM winner[ 2]
'James Ritchie'
medium
purple-red
90 cm
3 ft
AGM winner,[ 2] compact
'John Davis'
medium
lilac-pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
AGM winner[ 2]
'Kate Deamon'
large
pink
120 cm
4 ft
'Lachsglut'
medium
purple-pink
120 cm
4 ft
AGM winner[ 2]
'Ladies Day'
large
pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'Little Bella'
medium
rose-pink
80 cm
2 ft 7 in
mildew resistant
'Lou Williams'
large
purple-red
180 cm
5 ft 10 in
strong stems
'Lucida'
medium
purple-red
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
strong growth
'Lye End Beauty'
medium
purple-pink
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Lye End Companion'
medium
purple-blue
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Marina Wolkonsky'
medium
deep violet-blue
120 cm
4 ft
'Millennium Star'
medium
rose-pink
100 cm
3 ft 3 in
'Miss K. E. Mash'
medium
pale pink
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Mrs S. T. Wright'
large
lilac-blue
150 cm
5 ft
'Mrs S. W. Stern'
large
pale violet
120 cm
4 ft
'Naomi'
medium
pale pink
120 cm
4 ft
'Pink Parfait'
large
rose-pink
120 cm
4 ft
'Primrose Upward'
medium
pale purple-red
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Purple Cloud'
large
purple-blue
180 cm
5 ft 10 in
needs support in rain
'Purple Dome'
medium
violet-purple
60 cm
2 ft
shortest
'Quinton Menzies'
medium
deep purple-pink
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
AGM winner[ 2]
'Red Cloud'
medium
pale purple-pink
150 cm
5 ft
'Rosa Sieger'
large
rose-pink
120 cm
4 ft
AGM winner[ 2]
'Rose Williams'
small
purple-pink
120 cm
4 ft
'Roterstern'
medium
purple-pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'Rubinschatz'
medium
deep purple-pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'Sayer's Croft'
large
purple-pink
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'Septemberrubin' (syn. 'September Ruby')
large
deep purple-red
130 cm
4 ft 3 in
'St. Michael's'
large
deep purple-blue
120 cm
4 ft
'Treasure'
large
pale violet
140 cm
4 ft 7 in
'Violetta'
small
deep violet-purple
150 cm
5 ft
'W Bowman'
large
violet-purple
150 cm
5 ft
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