Novae-angliae Epithet meaning from New England.
NPK Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potash; the three main food elements necessary for plant life. Nitrogen is required for foliage and growth, phosphorous for flowers and potash for roots.
Aster novae-angliae
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Aster novae-angliae (New England aster)
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Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (USDA Zones 3 - 9, 24" x 24", Purple Blooms: Aug. - Sept.)
Alternative
Aster x frikartii 'Monch' (USDA Zones 5 - 7, 24" x 18", Purple Blooms: June - Sept.) ...
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (New England aster)
Another seed-food plant for birds, this aster bears semidouble, deep purple flowers from late summer to mid-autumn. Zones 4 to 8.
Mitchella repens (partridgeberry) ...
Aster: Aster novae-angliae 'Alma Potschke' (salmon rose), 'Harrington's Pink', 'Hella Lacy' (purple), 'Honeysong Pink', 'Purple Dome'; A. novi-belgii 'Boningale' (white), 'Marie Ballard' (powder blue), 'Mount Everest' (white) ...
novae-angliae) and New York aster (A. novi-belgii), including hundreds of named cultivars.
var. speciosa 'Goldsturm'), sneezeweed (Helenium), chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii), tickseed (Coreopsis), bee balm (Monarda), New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae, ...
Three native goldenrods -- Solidago canadensis, S. graminifolia and S. rugosa -- intermingle with sparkles of lavender New England aster (Aster novae-angliae). It is a breathtaking combination that I look forward to seeing every year.
(Silphium perfoliatum), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), oxeye sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa), prairie coreopsis (Coreopsis palmata), sky blue asters (Aster azureus), New England aster (Aster novae-angliae), ...
These multi-petal flowers grow in full sun to partial shade. In the Northeastern part of the country, the most frequently grown asters for fall blooming are the New York (Aster novi-belgii) and the New England (Aster novae-angliae).
 See also: Flower, Gland, Plant, Perennial, Growing
  
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