Aromatic Aster Live Plant | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium | Native Pollinator Perennial Starter Plant

Bring vibrant late-season color and exceptional pollinator value to your garden with Aromatic Aster, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its masses of lavender-purple daisy-like flowers, golden-yellow centers, and fragrant foliage. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, commonly known as Aromatic Aster, is a hardy North American native perennial admired for its compact growth, long bloom season, and ability to provide nectar when many other flowers have faded. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, prairie plantings, native landscapes, cottage gardens, rock gardens, borders, and naturalized areas. With proper care, it produces abundant blooms from late summer through fall.

Aromatic Aster thrives in full sun and prefers well-draining soil. Once established, it is highly drought tolerant and requires very little maintenance. The aromatic foliage releases a pleasant scent when brushed or crushed, while the abundant lavender-purple flowers attract Monarch butterflies, native bees, skippers, and other beneficial pollinators throughout the fall season. This compact native perennial also provides valuable late-season nectar for migrating butterflies and adds brilliant color to autumn landscapes.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Aromatic Aster starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Aromatic Aster Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Masses of lavender-purple daisy-like flowers
• Bright golden-yellow flower centers
• Fragrant aromatic foliage
• Blooms from late summer through fall
• Native North American perennial
• Excellent nectar source for Monarch butterflies and native bees
• Heat and drought tolerant once established
• Compact, easy-care growth habit
• Ideal for prairie, pollinator, and native gardens
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
• Common Name: Aromatic Aster
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun
• Growing Media: Well-draining average, sandy, or rocky soil
• Water: Water regularly during establishment; drought tolerant once established
• Humidity: Adaptable
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–8
• Mature Size: Approximately 1–3 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide

🌼 Perfect For

• Pollinator Gardens
• Butterfly Gardens
• Native Plant Gardens
• Prairie Gardens
• Rock Gardens
• Cottage Gardens
• Borders
• Naturalized Landscapes