Aster fastigiatus
| Aster fastigiatus | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 2 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Mid Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Medicinal Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Aster fastigiatus
Propagation: Seed - surface sow in spring in a cold frame. Do not allow the compost to become dry. Pre-chilling the seed for two weeks can improve germination rates[1]. Germination usually takes place within 2 weeks at 20°c[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
Division in spring or autumn[2].
Cultivation: Succeeds in most good garden soils[3], preferring one that is well-drained and moisture retentive[2]. Prefers a sunny position[2].
There is some confusion over nomenclature, the reports below on the plants uses could refer to A. fastigiatus. Ledeb. non Fisch. which is a synonym for A. haupti. Ledeb[2].
Most species in this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits[4].
Hybridizes freely with other members of this genus[2].
Range: E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Siberia.
Habitat: Waste places, especially by rivers, in lowland C. and S. Japan[5]. Swamps and wet grassland[6].
Edibility: Young leaves - boiled[7].
Medicinal: Febrifuge. The root is used in the treatment of dysentery, epilepsy, plague and to allay the effects of overeating[8][9].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, beetles, lepidoptera, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rice, Graham. Growing from Seed Volume 2. Thompson and Morgan, 1988.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Ohwi, Jisaburo. Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution, 1965.
- ↑ Flora of Japan.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.