Asters

The last great flush of the flowering year. Asters carry a garden through autumn in clouds of blue, purple, pink, and white daisies, feeding the season's final pollinators just as most other plants are giving up.

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№ 001
Aster laevis 'Bluebird', smooth aster, violet-blue daisies with golden centers in fall
Smooth Aster 'Bluebird'
Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’Smooth Aster 'Bluebird'

Smooth aster is one of the cleanest and most dependable of the fall natives, and 'Bluebird' is among the best forms. Aster laevis 'Bluebird' builds an upright, vase-shaped clump of smooth, blue-green foliage, then opens, in late summer and fall, sprays of violet-blue daisies centered in gold, a generous late feast for bees and butterflies as the season winds down.

Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Light
Full Sun / Part Shade
Height
3–4 ft.
Spread
2–3 ft.
Bloom
Blue
Plant type
Perennial
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№ 002
Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite', aromatic aster, mound smothered in lavender-blue fall daisies
Aromatic Aster 'Raydon's Favorite'
Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite'Aromatic Aster 'Raydon's Favorite'

Aromatic aster is the toughest and most fragrant of the fall asters, and 'Raydon's Favorite' is the classic selection. Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite' forms a dense, rounded mound of small leaves that release a clean, balsam-like scent when brushed, and in early to mid fall vanishes under a haze of lavender-blue, gold-centered daisies.

Hardiness
Zones 3–8
Light
Full Sun / Part Shade
Height
2–3 ft.
Spread
2–3 ft.
Bloom
Purple
Plant type
Perennial
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