Very rich, dark purple flowers are produced above dark green foliage in early fall to midfall. A perfect finale to the growing season! The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours). This perennial will beautify your garden year after year.

Grape Crush New England Aster, Deep purple flowers are densely packed on a nicely rounded mound. A fantastic way to keep your garden blooming beyond summer, pro

Bringing refinement to fall blooming Asters, 'Grape Crush' produces a large, very round mound with densely packed flowers. We have observed no lodging in our trials, a phenomenal achievement for fall blooming Asters. Very rich, dark purple flowers are produced above dark green foliage in early fall to midfall. A perfect finale to the growing ...

Aster ‘Grape Crush’ is a heavy bloomer with dark purple flowers. * Botanical name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Grape Crush’. * What it is: ‘Grape Crush’ is a recently introduced variety of our native New England aster that’s a very heavy bloomer and also compact enough that staking usually isn’t needed despite the many flowers.

A wonderful North American native perennial similar to garden mums in unrivaled flower power but easier to grow, Grape Crush is a New England Aster forming a sizable rounded mound up to 30 inches tall and 4 feet wide that becomes literally smothered with masses of rich, dark purple double daisies in early to mid fall.

Play up the autumn color in your garden with Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae 'Grape Crush,' a North American native that produces a sizeable mound of spectacular, carefree color while providing a late season food source for pollinators. The deep purple blossoms are so densely crowded that the green foliage all but disappears during the ...

Use this showy aster in any style garden. It can grace formal or informal landscapes and cottage-, wildflower-, or even geometric-style designs. The deeply colored foliage and brilliant flowers contrast nicely against lighter colors.

Grape Crush New England Aster grows in a mounding habit and can be used in the filler role in container gardens. Add this aster to garden borders and island perennial gardens to attract butterflies and bees. It can also be used in front of shrub borders. This no-maintenance plant has average watering requirements.

‘Grape Crush’ features dark, royal purple flowers that begin blooming in late August into September. Standing 26- 30 inches tall and up to 44 inches wide, ‘Grape Crush’ forms a dense mound of dark green foliage. As the flowers start to emerge, they are packed tight forming a dense ball of color.