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Aster laevis 'Bluebird' - Bluebird Smooth Aster
Aster laevis 'Bluebird' - Bluebird Smooth Aster
Aster laevis 'Bluebird' - Bluebird Smooth Aster

Aster laevis 'Bluebird' - Bluebird Smooth Aster

SKU #'s

  • 1014847
$21.99
Size
  • Delivery Available with Online Checkout
  • Not Available In-store at Colchester Mackey's
  • Not Available In-store at Willimantic Mackey's
  • Not Available In-store at Woodstock Mackey's

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.

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

East and Central N. America, GA Native

Height: 

3' - 4'

Spread: 

2’ - 3'

Spacing: 

2.5'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

4- 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue/Purple

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall, Year-Round

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) , D75_9895-1

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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