Kalimeris incisa 'Charlotte'
(Japanese Aster 'Charlotte')
Family - Asteraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 60cm or more
Width - 60cm
Location - The Cool Garden, The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, rhizomatous Perennial with an upright habit and branching stems. Smooth, mid to dark green leaves are oblong to oval in shape with finely toothed margins. Larger leaves are held in rosettes at the base of the plant while the stem leaves are much smaller. Daisy-like flowers are composed of pale mauve petals (ray florets) that surround a central cluster of yellow Disc florets. The ray florets fade to nearly white with age. The flower heads are held singly or in small clusters atop upright, branching stems and are produced en-masse from mid-summer into mid-autumn. Good for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Small daisy-like flower heads are composed of pale mauve ray florets (petals) that surround a central cluster of yellow disc florets. The ray florets fade to nearly white with age. The flower heads are held singly or in small clusters atop branching stems and are produced prolifically from July into October.
Flower colour: Pale mauve to white
Flower shape: Daisy-like flowers held singly or in small clusters
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Smooth, mid to dark green leaves are oblong to oval in shape and have serrate margins. Larger leaves are held in rosettes at the base of the plant and the much smaller stem leaves are Alternately arranged.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.