Best in full sun or part shade with regular watering in the summer to encourage bloom. Light blue flower in summer-fall. Hardy to <0 degrees F. Rated down to USDA zone 5 (-10 to -20 °F).

Aster x frikartii is an old hybrid that resulted from an artificial cross by Swiss plant breeder Carl Ludwig Frikart between the European Michaelmas-daisy, Aster amellus and, Cordiofontis flexuosa from northeastern Pakistan to Nepal, a plant that was formerly placed in the genus Aster. With the one plant reclassified this bigeneric hybrid is now called × Cordiaster frikartii 'Mönch'. We grew this nice perennial from 1994 until 2013. 

Information displayed on this page about Aster x frikartii 'Mönch' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.