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🌸 New England ASTER Seeds
Perennial • Heirloom • 500 Seeds
100% Pure Seed • Non-GMO • No Filler
🌱 PRODUCT INFORMATION
New England Aster is a beloved native perennial known for its late-season color and incredible value to pollinators when many other flowers are fading. Despite the name, this hardy aster grows beautifully well beyond New England — including throughout the Southeast, Midwest, and mountain regions.
In our own Tennessee gardens, New England Aster thrives in full sun with regular moisture and grows tall and full. In part sun or light shade, plants remain slightly shorter but still bloom beautifully.
Blooms appear in late summer through fall as dense clusters of daisy-like flowers in shades of purple, lavender, and soft pink, each with bright golden centers. This is a classic wildflower that turns heads, fills space quickly, and becomes a true pollinator magnet late in the season.
🌼 FAST FACTS
• Common Name: New England Aster
• Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
• Life Cycle: Perennial
• Seed Count: 500 Seeds
• Bloom Color: Purple, Lavender, Soft Pink
• Bloom Time: Late Summer – Fall
• Height: 24–72 inches
• Light: Full Sun to Part Sun
• Sowing Method: Direct Sow or Start Indoors After Stratification
• Cold Stratification: Required
• Hardiness Zones: 3–8
• Deer Resistant: Yes
🌱 HOW TO GROW NEW ENGLAND ASTERCold Stratification (IMPORTANT)
New England Aster seeds require cold stratification to germinate.
Option 1: Fall Planting (Easiest)
Direct sow outdoors in fall and allow seeds to naturally stratify over winter. Seedlings emerge in spring.
Option 2: Refrigerator Stratification
For spring planting, cold stratify seeds for 60 days:
• Place seeds in a labeled bag with slightly damp paper towel or seed-starting mix
• Store in the refrigerator (not freezer)
• After stratification, plant as described below
Planting Instructions
• Sow seeds on the soil surface
• Lightly press into soil — do not bury deeply
• Keep soil evenly moist
• Ideal soil temperature: 65–70°F
• Germination: 21–45 days
Start indoors in trays if desired, then transplant outdoors after the last frost once seedlings are established.
⚠️ Note: As with most perennials, flowering may be limited the first year while plants establish strong root systems. Full blooming typically begins in the second season.
