American Native Plants, aster, blue flowers, blue perennials, botanic garden, fall bloomers, fall blooming, fall blooming perennials, fall flowers, fall garden, fall gardening, fall perennials, JLBG, juniper level botanic garden, native, native groundcovers, native perennials, native plants, natural world, North American natives, perennials for full sun, Plant Delights Nursery, sun garden, sun loving plants, sun perennials, sunny perennials, Tony Avent, zone 7b
Mid-October is flowering time for the widespread (Canada south to Texas) native oblong aster, Aster oblongifolius (aka: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium). This amazing plant forms a large clump to 2′ tall x 8′ wide. This is the clone Aster ‘October Skies’, which is quite similar to the other widely grown clone, Aster ‘Fanny’. Average to dry soils in full sun is the key to success. Hardiness is Zone 4a-9b.
