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Description

"Aster x frikartii, commonly called Frikart's aster, is a hybrid of A. amellus x A. thomsoniifrom the Swiss hybridizer Frikart. Some introduced cultivars of the cross include 'Wunder von Strata', ‘Monch’, 'Jungfrau' and ‘Eiger’.

Genus name comes from the Latin word aster meaning star for the shape of the flowers.

‘Monch’ features 2” diameter daisy-like flowers with lavender blue rays and yellow centers. Flowers are borne in profusion on a compact, multi-stemmed plant typically growing to 2’ tall with a loose, bushy, open habit. Flowers freely from early summer to fall. Oblong leaves (to 2.5” long) are dark green, rough and disease-free. This is one of the four original hybrids (A. amellus x A. thomsonii) from the German hybridizer Frikart, the other three being ‘Jungfrau’, ‘Wonder of Staffa’ and ‘Eiger’." (missouribotanicalgarden.org)