Fastigiatus Aster (Aster fastigiatus)

Family: Asteraceae or Compositae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Aster fastigiatus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 2. It is in flower from August to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - boiled. — Young leaves - boiled.

Habitat & North American Range

Waste places, especially by rivers, in lowland C. and S. Japan. Swamps and wet grassland. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)