Cultivars
See List of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae cultivars.
Over 70 cultivars of Symphyotrichum novae-angliae have been raised, although only about 50 survive in commerce today. There is less diversity of habit and flower than in novi-belgii, whose cultivars are often derived from hybrids. The novae-angliae cultivars grow to between 90 and 180 cm in height, with the notable exception of 'Purple Dome', at <60 cm.
Read more about this topic: Symphyotrichum Novae-angliae