Aster alpinus | Goliath Juliet Sear Marie Ballard will thrive in

Marie Ballard will thrive in full sun or will cope with some partial shade and enjoys medium moisture levels but does like a well-drained position - its preferred growing conditions are moist rich soils - we add mulch to retain moisture here

Wet soil is tolerated so also a great choice for beside streams and ponds as well as being perfect for the cottage garden

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and particularly for long-stemmed flowers

Aster alpinus | Goliath Juliet Sear Marie Ballard will thrive inAsters belong to the Asteraceae family which also includes achilleas (yarrow) chrysanthemums and sunflowers. The Aster genus contains over 600 species and thousands of hybrids. Aster alpinus 'Goliath' is also known as an alpine daisy. This is a low growing, herbaceous perennial that will clump up over time. The flowers are single purple blue daisies with yellow centres that will flower right through from early summer to autumn. Foliage is lovely