A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Late native flowers feed pollinators, and hollow stems can shelter nesting bees.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Use well-drained soil; leave some cut stems standing to support stem-nesting bees.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft tall · 1–3 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–8
- Garden role
- Low mounds of autumn flowers
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of garden mum.
Chrysanthemum × morifolium
Try aromatic aster for low mounds of autumn flowers.
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Photo credits & licenses
Aromatic aster: Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0
Garden mum: KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0
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