Rock Garden Plants
Aster willkommii Sch.-Bip. ex Willk. trib. Astereae 
Home
Families
Genus
Territory
Habitat
Synonyms
Types
Galery
Info
FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesAster willkommii Sch.-Bip. ex Willk. trib. Astereae
BibliographyFlora 34: 742 (1851)
Native Rangee. & se. Spain
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptiondensely grey hirsute and glandular, basal and lower stem leaves lanceolate-spathulate, entire, upper leaves sessile, capitula in lax corymb or panicle, involucre 3-seriate
Size5-30cm
Colorviolet
Bloomearly summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C
division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsAster aragonensis Bout. ex Willk. & Lange
Aster catalaunicus Willk. & Costa
Aster discoideus Boiss. & Reut.
Aster willkommii ssp. catalaunicus (Willk. & Costa) A.Bolós
Aster willkommii ssp. discoideus (Willk.) A.Bolós
Aster willkommii var. discoideus Willk.
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (SPA Spain)
Version 10.0
(c) 1990-2025 RNDr. Pavel Slabý