Asters

Peachies Pick

Few perennials are easier to grow and more beautiful than the ones we call asters. There are a variety of species of showy native asters that differ in their color, their bloom time, and their height making the asters some of the more versatile native perennials available. Some like Peachies Pick, light lavender aster, (Stokesia laevis) bloom from late spring through summer whereas others like Bluebird (Symphyotrichum laevis) and Purple Dome (Sympyotrichum novae-angliae) both dark purple and both bloom in fall. Bluebird is up to 3’ tall and Purple Dome under 2’. Once established, asters are drought tolerant and too much water is their main enemy.