Aster amellus - Italian aster

Italian aster (Aster amellus) is a perennial herb native to Europe and E. Asia, growing in scrub and wood margins and marshy places, mainly on limestone soils.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

1. Aster amellus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰