Sky Blue Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense Landscape Focus

A versatile aster used to deliver late-season blue-lavender blooms, fall pollinator support, and natural meadow charm in sunny to part-shade plantings. Plant Details Soil Type: Loam, Sand

Soil Moisture: Dry, Medium Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade Height: 1'-3' Spacing: 1' Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time: Aug, Sep, Oct Root Type: Fibrous Benefits: Birds, Butterflies, Pollinators, Host Plant (Pearl Crescent Butterfly) Plant Description Sky Blue Aster is a showy native perennial producing a abundant display of blue flowers with yellow centers from late August through October, serving as a vital nectar source for bees and butterflies, and a host plant for the Pearl Crescent butterfly and Wavy-Lined Emerald moth. Growing 1–3 feet tall, it thrives in full sun in a variety of well-drained soils and is a well-behaved, non-aggressive choice for meadows, rock gardens, and perennial borders.