Big and beautiful blue-purple flowers cover these plants from August through October, minty scented foliage is certainly a bonus in an aster, spreads by rhizomes and seed to form colonies, drought tolerant, good fall nectar source, great cut flower, attracts butterflies & bees (including honey bees).
3 foot tall
Plant Hardiness Zones:
4a-9b
Perennial
Native Range: w. NY down through the Appalachian mtns to AL, w. to MT & NM. Rare in IN & OH
Germination - Easy: Cold stratify 8 weeks
Aromatic Aster 3.5 inch pot $11.75 (Temporarily Sold Out*)
Aromatic Aster Seed Packet $5.00 (Temporarily Sold Out*)
*We normally carry this item but are temporarily sold out. We expect to have it available again as soon as our plants in production reach sufficient size/maturity or we harvest more seed. In some cases, plants may be recovering from caterpillar damage (Monarchs love our Milkweed), wind or hail damage, rampaging woodchucks, downed trees, or other natural issues. We are constantly updating our web site so please check back again.
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