Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum
Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum
Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum, blooms
Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum
Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum
Aromatic Aster, Aster oblongifolium, Symphyotrichum, blooms
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Aromatic Aster
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Overview
Aromatic Aster is an award-winning native perennial that attracts bees, butterflies, and birds to the garden with a show of purple blooms late summer through fall. The daisy-like flowers are larger than most Asters, making this a perennial substitute for fall mums. Plant en masse in sunny borders, butterfly gardens, or meadows. The blooms also make long-lasting cut flowers. (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)
key features
Botanical Name
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Advantages
Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Mass Plantings
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Light Requirements
Full Sun
Soil Moisture
Dry, Average
Mature Height
12-36" tall
Mature Spread
12-26" wide
Bloom Time
Late summer to fall
SKU
AM020084
Description
Aromatic Aster is a robust native perennial that has cheerful late-season blooms. Producing highly branched stems with a bushy appearance, plants are completely covered by flowers in autumn. They provide late-season nectar to long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, small to medium-sized butterflies, and skippers. Aromatic Aster is also host to the caterpillars of the Silvery Checkerspot butterfly. Found throughout the Great Plains as far west as Wyoming and Texas, and in isolated populations from Pennsylvania south to North Carolina, Aromatic Aster grows on dry prairies, limestone glades, rocky bluffs, and other challenging sites. It thrives in dry areas, and can adapt to any well-drained soil. Give plants room to spread in the garden. Aromatic aster looks lovely planted en masse alongside yellow, late-season blooms like Goldenrod, Helenium, and Coreopsis. It also performs well amongst native ornamental grasses.
