Aster yomena | |
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Close-up of flowers, which can be white to pale lavender [1] | |
Aster yomena is often found on roadsides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Aster |
Species: | A. yomena
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Binomial name | |
Aster yomena | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Aster yomena (syn. Kalimeris yomena), the kalimeris or Japanese aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Korea and Japan. [1] [2] Locals occasionally collect its young leaves and cook them as a leaf vegetable. [3]
A perennial reaching 1.5 ft (45 cm) high, and hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, it is considered an easy plant for beginning gardeners, and can be grown "without fear of failure". [1] [4] There are a number of ornamental cultivars under its synonym Kalimeris yomena, with the variegated 'Shogun' being widely commercially available. [5]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]
Common Name: Japanese Aster
Synonyms; Kalimeris yomena 'Variegata', Kalimeris incisa 'Variegata'. 19 suppliers.
Aster yomena | |
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Close-up of flowers, which can be white to pale lavender [1] | |
Aster yomena is often found on roadsides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Aster |
Species: | A. yomena
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Binomial name | |
Aster yomena | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Aster yomena (syn. Kalimeris yomena), the kalimeris or Japanese aster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Korea and Japan. [1] [2] Locals occasionally collect its young leaves and cook them as a leaf vegetable. [3]
A perennial reaching 1.5 ft (45 cm) high, and hardy in USDA zones 5 through 8, it is considered an easy plant for beginning gardeners, and can be grown "without fear of failure". [1] [4] There are a number of ornamental cultivars under its synonym Kalimeris yomena, with the variegated 'Shogun' being widely commercially available. [5]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]
Common Name: Japanese Aster
Synonyms; Kalimeris yomena 'Variegata', Kalimeris incisa 'Variegata'. 19 suppliers.