This plant is available on a pre order basis and will be dispatched in the month shown in the product title. If your order contains both in stock plants and pre order plants, your order may be held until all items are available and ready to ship. If you would prefer items to be sent separately, we recommend placing separate orders.

Dispatch dates are estimates and may occasionally change slightly depending on growing conditions and plant readiness. Plants will always be sent when they are strong enough to travel and establish well.

Aster dumosus Lady In Blue is a compact, late flowering perennial that brings neat mounds of soft lavender blue daisies to the garden. Blooming from late summer into autumn, it provides much needed colour just as many earlier plants begin to fade. The small, daisy like flowers are highly attractive to bees and other pollinators, while the tidy habit makes it ideal for the front of borders, pots, path edges and naturalistic planting schemes. Lady In Blue is reliable, long flowering and returns each year with increasing strength.

Sunlight position:
Full sun or partial shade

Eventual height and spread:
Height 40 cm, Spread 40 cm

Soil type:
Moist but well drained soil

This plant is supplied as a young perennial plug around 3 to 5 cm in size. These smaller plants grow on quickly once potted and usually take around eight to twelve weeks to reach the size of a typical 9 cm pot. When your young plant arrives, unpack it straight away and water gently if the compost feels dry. Pot the plug into a small pot using fresh compost and keep the compost lightly moist while the roots establish. Once the plant has grown on and the risk of frost has passed, it can be planted into the garden where it will develop into a healthy, long lasting perennial.