Smooth Blue Aster

Name: Smooth Blue Aster
Brand: American Meadows
SKU: AM020904

SKU: AM020904

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Overview

Lighten up your late-season garden with Smooth Blue Asters. This robust native species features soft periwinkle blooms with an extended bloom season - even flowering past frost. The late-season blooms are an important food source for butterflies and bees and spent flowers provide seeds for birds. Star-like flowers and smooth green foliage are a lovely addition to the late-summer garden. This perennial will harmonize beautifully with other flowers in your meadowscape. (Symphotrichum laeve)

key features

Botanical Name

Symphyotrichum laeve

Growing Zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Advantages

Native, Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Low Maintenance, Long Bloom Time

Light Requirements

Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade

Mature Height

24-48" tall

Bloom Time

Late summer to late fall

SKU

AM020904

Smooth Blue Aster is a hard-working wildflower with a wide native range across Eastern and Central North America. The long-lasting flowers feature soft blue petals that radiate from golden centers, which turn reddish later in the season. It is a butterfly magnet and a larval host for striking Pearl Crescent and Silvery Checkerspot butterflies. Happiest in a full-sun to part-sun spot and almost any soil type, Asters just need room to grow. This is an excellent choice for meadowscaping and natural garden design. Lovely lavender-blue flowers harmonize beautifully with Purple Coneflowers, Goldenrod, and Black Eyed Susans.