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Asteraceae
Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Patience and elegance.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Symphyotrichum
- Native to
- North America
- Bloom season
- Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 2-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, average
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 3-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Blue aster is one of the last wildflowers to bloom in autumn, providing critical late-season nectar.
- The smooth, waxy blue-green leaves distinguish it from other asters and give it excellent drought tolerance.
- Ancient people believed asters were created from the tears of the goddess Astraea.
- A single plant can produce thousands of tiny seeds, each with a fluffy pappus for wind dispersal.
- Blue aster is a host plant for the pearl crescent butterfly caterpillar.
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patience
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afterthought