Individual Quart Sized Potted Plant
Elegant and enduring, Smooth Blue Aster graces late-summer landscapes with clouds of lavender-blue daisylike flowers surrounding golden centers. Its smooth, bluish-green foliage and strong stems create a refined texture that blends beautifully with grasses and autumn-blooming companions.
This adaptable perennial thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, tolerating drought once established. Native to open woods and prairies, it is a keystone species for late-season pollinator support in Michigan ecosystems.
Identification / Key Features: Smooth, bluish stems and leaves; numerous lavender-blue flowers; upright, branching habit.
Bloom Time: August – October
Mature Height / Size: 2–4 feet.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun to light shade; dry to medium soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Late-season nectar source for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Excellent border plant; prized for long bloom and cut flowers.
Individual Quart Sized Potted Plant
Elegant and enduring, Smooth Blue Aster graces late-summer landscapes with clouds of lavender-blue daisylike flowers surrounding golden centers. Its smooth, bluish-green foliage and strong stems create a refined texture that blends beautifully with grasses and autumn-blooming companions.
This adaptable perennial thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, tolerating drought once established. Native to open woods and prairies, it is a keystone species for late-season pollinator support in Michigan ecosystems.
Identification / Key Features: Smooth, bluish stems and leaves; numerous lavender-blue flowers; upright, branching habit.
Bloom Time: August – October
Mature Height / Size: 2–4 feet.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Light / Soil / Site Preferences: Full sun to light shade; dry to medium soils.
Wildlife Value / Ecological Role: Late-season nectar source for bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects.
Uses / Economic / Cultural: Excellent border plant; prized for long bloom and cut flowers.
