Botanical Name: Aster x frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'
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Common Name: Wonder of Staffa Frikart's Aster  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

'Wonder of Staffa' is a summer-blooming aster cultivar with lavender-blue flowers and bright yellow eyes. Plant is rounded to mounded, growing about 3 feet tall and wide. Leaves are green and small. It blooms from early summer into the fall, sometimes until the first frost. Use in perennial borders or with ornamental grasses; also a lovely cut flower. Loved by butterflies.