Symphyotrichum laeve

Common Name: Smooth Blue Aster

SKU: Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Common Name: Smooth Blue Aster

SKU: Smooth Blue Aster
Smooth Blue Aster produces large panicles of light blue to light purple flowers at its terminal end with smaller panicles protruding from axils below. Each individual flower is up to an inch in diameter.  As with most asters, it blooms late summer to early fa ...

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Plant Details

Plant Type
Forbs
Soil Type
Medium, Medium Dry, Medium Wet
Light Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun / Part Shade
Bloom Period
Fall
Urban Environment
Compacted/New Construction Soils, Yards that Flood
Habitat
Prairie Grasslands
Growth Form
Colonizing/Spreading
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
Purple
Fall Color
Yellow Orange
Size
Max height5 Feet Max width4 Feet
Sizing Options
1 Gallon, Flat of 18 (pints), Flat of 32 (plugs)
Additional information
Butterfly host plant, Pollinator hot spot