Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Mounding aster whose balsam-scented foliage is buried under violet-blue daisies very late in the season. A drought-tough finale for pollinators before frost.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~109 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CO, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV, WY
Related native plants
More Symphyotrichum species
- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum ericoides)
- Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
- Pacific Aster (Symphyotrichum chilense)