Blue Bird Smooth Aster is a native evergreen perennial with unbranched smooth blue-green foliage that forms a basal rosette. Small soft blue violet flowers with yellow centers coat the plant in panicle-like clusters from late summer through fall. Grows best with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils. Good drought and heat tolerance.
Syn with Symphyotrichum laeve.
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Type:
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Perennial
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Origins:
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East and Central N. America, GA Native
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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2’ - 3'
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Spacing:
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2.5'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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4- 8
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Blue/Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall, Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for caterpillars. May need staking.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Salvia, Dianthus, Phlox
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Mark Levisay, D75_9895-1
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
