Aster ericoides Golden Spray
Aster ericoides Golden Spray
Aster ericoïdes Golden Spray
Heath Aster, White Heath Aster
Very disappointed with the plants received. Tiny stems in each pot, no leaves or flowers even though it's the flowering season... I ended up finding one locally, in a 15/15 pot with a plant 20cm tall and just as wide for .... 5.99 euros. I bitterly regret this purchase.
Jean Luc , 25/10/2024
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Description
Aster ericoides Golden Spray is a variety of heath aster that often blooms as early as the end of August. It then transforms into a dense ball of small, bright "daisies", white-pink with golden yellow centre. Its very fine foliage, gathered in a slightly fuzzy clumps, makes it look a bit like wild asparagus. It is an excellent perennial plant for wild or low-maintenance gardens, as well as for flower pots.
Aster ericoides belongs to the Asteraceae family and is native to the eastern and central United States. The cultivar 'Golden Spray' has received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in England, akin to the gold medal of the plant world. The plant first develops small lanceolate basal leaves, then herbaceous stems with woody bases. They form a dense clump reaching 60 cm (24in) in height with a spread of 50 cm (20in). Like other Aster ericoides, it is distinguished by its initially erect stems, which then bend under the weight of the flowers. The foliage along the branches is very thin, dark green. It blooms in late summer, in August-September. The plant is covered with a multitude of small white-pink capitula with yellow, sometimes purple, hearts, measuring 1 cm (1in) in diameter.
Aster Golden Spray blends very easily into a rural but also a more sophisticated setting, going well with both poppies and bellflowers, as well as with perpetual roses. Its delightful flowering coincides with the resurgence of creeping rosemary, the grey velvet of Stachys lanata 'Big Ears', Aster amellus and their cultivars 'Rudolf von Goethe' or 'King George'. All these plants are beautiful in early autumn and tolerate alkaline and rather dry soils. To add a touch of lavender pink colour, Aster linariifolius will be welcome in this border composition, as well as the evergreen germander with its lovely foliage. In an ordinary soil, not too dry, combine Golden Spray Aster with hardy chrysanthemums such as 'Emperor of China', known and cultivated in China for over two thousand years, or Chrysanthemum 'Dernier Soleil', and with Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'. Together these plants will create an incredibly beautiful scene. This Aster also performs very well in a pot.
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Aster
ericoïdes
Golden Spray
Asteraceae
Heath Aster, White Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
North America
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Planting and care
Plant Aster ericoides Golden Spray in well-drained, rocky, sandy, even alkaline or poor soil. This plant dislikes heavy soils that remain waterlogged in winter. Plant it in spring or September. It is extremely hardy and will adapt to most climates. Ericoides asters are trouble-free: they do not require staking, are disease-free, and can withstand some drought.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.