Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster
Aster laevis ~ Smooth Aster

Smooth Aster

Aster laevis

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Smooth Aster is a native evergreen perennial with unbranched smooth blue-green foliage that forms a basal rosette.  Small loose blue to purple flowers with yellow centers bloom in panical like clusters in fall.  Grows best with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.  Good drought and heat tolerance.  Also known as Symphyotrichum laeve.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

East and Central N. America, GA Native

Height: 

2' - 4'

Spread: 

1’ - 2'

Spacing: 

1.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue/Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Watch for caterpillars.  May need staking.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens,  Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:   Salvia,  Dianthus,  Phlox

IMAGES: Heike Löchel,  Aster (Blume), CC BY-SA 2.0 DE, 

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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