Monch Aster
Aster x frikartii 'Mönch'
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Asteraceae
Plant Description: This free flowering compact perennial has many large, long-lasting flowers with slender lavender-blue petals in summer to early autumn. Oblong leaves are green. Generally resistant to disease. Avoid overwatering and wet winter soils.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Perennial - Winter Interest
Plant Care: Perennial - Winter Interest (soft-stemmed plants that retain ornamental value during winter dormancy and regrow in spring): Leave stems up through the winter to provide interest. Cut back stems to a mound in the spring to allow new growth.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 18-36" tall x 12-18" wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green
Bloom Colors: Blue
Bloom Seasons: Fall, Late Summer
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 10
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun), Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun), Part Sun (4-6 hrs afternoon sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Low (1/2" every 10-14 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown
Garden Location:
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Commercial Concepts
- JVWCD Building
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Design Path
- Design Ideas-Middle
- Design Ideas-West
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Maintenance Path
- Outsmart Invaders
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
