Amellus

Amellus
A. annuus is a pretty dwarf hardy annual, with Daisy-like flowers of a deep purple, but with white, rose, scarlet, and violet varieties, which are named in catalogues alba, rosea, kermesina, and atro-violacea.

Aster amellus 'King George'
Genus: Aster
Species: amellus
Cultivar: 'King George' ...

Aster amellus
Nombres relacionados: Argamula (castellano), Aster maritimus (similar), Aster tripolium (similar), Asteraceae (familia), Kuang-chung (chino), Ma-lan (chino), Malmequer da paia (gallego y/o portugués), Nu-fu (chino), Nu-yuan (chino), ...

Violet Queen Italian Aster [English]: Aster amellus 'Violet Queen'
Violet Ray Daylily [English]: Hemerocallis 'Violet Ray'
Violet Ray Rhododendron [English]: Rhododendron 'Violet Ray' ...

Aster amellus (Italian Aster, Italian Starwort)
Aster ericoides (Heath Aster)
Aster frikarti
Aster novae-angliae (New England Aster)
Aster novi-belgii (New-York Aster)
Aster tataricus (Purple Aster)
Aster tongolensis
Aster yunnanensis ...

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika': 1, Alchemilla mollis: 2, Aster amellus 'Violet Queen': 3, A. ericoides 'Pink Cloud': 4, A. x frikartii 'Flora's Delight': 5, A.

Heterotheca villosa was first collected by Thomas Nuttall "on the Missouri" and was named Amellus villosus by Frederick Pursh in 1814. Nuttall renamed the plant Chrysopsis villosa in 1836 and Shinners named it Heterotheca villosa in 1951.

Around 1920 at the Stafa Nursery in Switzerland, Karl Frikart crossed an eastern European species A. amellus with A. thomsonii, native to the Himalayans in Pakistan. He came up with the Frikart's asters - A. 'Mönch' and A. 'Wonder of Stafa'.

Aster x frikartii was raised in Switzerland around 1920 and is the product of seeking the large flowers of of A. amellus and the long flowering season of A. thomsonii. The result is one of the most popular groups of asters today.

Location
Frikart's aster is a hybrid species created by Karl Frikart around 1920 at the Stafa Nursery in Switzerland, by cross-pollinating Aster amellus from eastern Europe with A. thomsonii from the Himalayas in Pakistan.

See also: Aster, Aster amellus, Daisy, Green, Achillea millefolium