New England Aster

About this plant

Add a splash of glorious color to your late-season landscape with the New England Aster, a robust and dependable perennial known for its dazzling display of purple to pink, daisy-like flowers. Its abundant blooms provide essential nectar for migrating monarch butterflies and other pollinators when many other plants are fading, making it a crucial component for a thriving ecosystem. This native beauty forms an upright, bushy clump, offering both vertical interest and a profusion of cheerful color. It's an excellent choice for cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, naturalized areas, or as a striking backdrop in perennial borders, bringing a wild, yet refined elegance to any setting. Easy to grow and exceptionally hardy, the New England Aster thrives with minimal fuss, delivering maximum impact just when your garden needs it most. Its vibrant hues provide a stunning contrast to goldenrods and other fall-blooming plants, ensuring your garden remains a lively spectacle through autumn.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Requires minimal care once established. Cut back after flowering or leave seed heads for winter interest. Can be divided every 2-3 years in spring to maintain vigor. Pinching back stems in early summer can encourage a bushier habit and more blooms.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.