🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌱 Aster
Symphyotrichum spp.
ornamentals
Perennial
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-8
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
12-48 in
🤝 Companions (3)
🤝 Chrysanthemum
Fall garden classics for extended autumn color
🤝 Goldenrod
Classic fall combination - purple aster with golden goldenrod
🤝 Sedum
Autumn bloomers together - both loved by late butterflies
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity
📝 Growing Notes
Fall-blooming native relative. Purple, blue, pink daisy flowers. Essential late-season pollinator food.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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