This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

• Position: full sun - partial shade
• Soil: moist, moderately fertile soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: August to October
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Masses of small, cheerful, violet-blue daisies with bright yellow centres appear from late summer to mid-autumn on soft stems. A pretty aster that has been given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society. It loves some shade and will add a splash of colour to a late summer border.
  
  
• Garden care: After flowering cut the flowered stems to the ground and apply a generous mulch of well-rotted garden compost or horse manure around the base of the plant.