Smooth Blue Aster
Family: Asteraceae (Aster
Family)
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Height: 3-5 feet
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Spread: 18-24 inches
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Bloom Time: (mid) late July
to October
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Bloom: blue-violet rays with a yellow
center; star-like
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Light: full sun to
partial sun
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Soil: sandy, loamy
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: prairie,
butterfly garden, naturalized landscape, border, rain garden, bio swale,
wetland; stream bank stabilization; erosion control; attracts birds,
butterflies and bees; a favorite nectar source for migrating monarch
butterflies; cut flowers; roadside
revegetation
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Care: can be pruned
back until mid-June to create a denser habit with more flowers
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems
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Native to: Dane County and
most of Wisconsin; North America from Maine to British Columbia, south to
Georgia and Arkansas, and west to New Mexico
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Notes: fibrous roots;
hardy; smooth leaves; tough blue stems allow it to stand tall; deer resistant;
tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: Agrecol Native Nursery
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration Prairie I010
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