| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 18 - 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 18 -24 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Other: Lilac pink with yellow centres |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Uses: | Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Other Beneficial Insects: Hoverflies and others |
| Resistances: | Powdery Mildew |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Does not set seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division Other: Basal cuttings in spring |
| Parentage: | Aster thomsonii 'Nanus' x Aster amellus 'Sonia', Breeder Alan Bloom, 1964, and named after his wife |
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