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Wed, Nov 16, 11 at 19:50
| It was thought to be "Purple Dome" and I liked it enough to purchase some and they don't look like the ones in the photo. PD is a clump of tight flowers as I found out later and these ones seem to be a different Fall Aster not in a clump and with longer stems.
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- Posted by newbie_in_nj 6b E/Central NJ (My Page) on Wed, Nov 16, 11 at 20:12
| Tall New York Aster? Aster novi-belgi, tall varieties Beautiful deep colors on both petals and eye. |
Here is a link that might be useful: New York Aster, Cornell
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| Aster novi-angliae Hella Lacy? There are at least 3 shoots in the middle with pink buds, which look like Andeken an Alma Potschke |
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| It looks like some variety of New York aster (symphyotrichum nova-belgii) but I can't say which one. |
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| You can very easily check whether it is novi-angliae or belgii. If the leaves are hairy, then it is novi-angliae. Novi-belgii has smooth leaves. Additionally, novi-angliae closes its flowers in rain(with 1 or 2 exceptions), novi-belgii stays open. Judging only by the picture, the probability for novi-belgii is very low in my opinion. The plant looks too clumpy(novi-belgii has a running habit). Additionally by the time of blooming the upper leaves of novi-belgii would normally be covered by mildew and lower leaves would be eaten by other fungi, unless sprayed with tons of chemicals.There are a few varietes of novi-belgii that are more resistant to mildew, but they are European and mostly available in Germany. |
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- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, Nov 27, 11 at 14:40
| I think it looks like an novi-angliae variety but not being able to see the leaves up close it's hard to tell. How tall do the stems grow, Hella Lacey can grow to 4 feet, Purple Dome 18 to 24 inches. Annette |
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