Aster viminalis Alba

Common Name:
White Easter Daisy

Description:
Aster viminalis ‘Alba’, commonly known as White Easter Daisy, is a charming herbaceous perennial admired for its masses of small white daisy-like flowers with soft yellow centres. Flowering prolifically from late spring through summer and into autumn, it creates a bright and airy display that brings movement and softness to garden beds, borders, cottage gardens and mixed perennial plantings. Its fine green foliage forms a neat, bushy mound that contrasts beautifully with the abundance of blooms. Thriving in Melbourne’s climate, this hardy and low-maintenance variety performs best in a sunny to partly shaded position with well-drained soil. Once established, it is relatively drought tolerant and highly attractive to bees and beneficial pollinators, making it an excellent choice for wildlife-friendly gardens and seasonal floral colour.

Form:
• Shrub - Small
• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
• Height: 60–90 cm
• Width: 60–90 cm

Aspect:
• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:
• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer
• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
• White
• Yellow centres

Key Attributes:
• Bee Attracting
• Bird Attracting
• Disease Resistant
• Drought Tolerant
• Herbaceous
• Perennial
• Suitable for Cottage Gardens
• Suitable for Cut Flowers
• Suitable for Pots
• Suitable for Rockeries
• Suitable for Small Gardens
• Suitable for Waterwise Gardens

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
• Salvia
• Lavender
• Gaura
• Nepeta (Catmint)
• Echinacea
• Penstemon