Symphyotrichum Oblongifolium October Skies
Symphyotrichum Oblongifolium October Skies. It provides just as much late season activity in the garden. Combines well with sedum and ornamental grasses.
This one is shorter, bushier and bluer than is typical. Tough as nails and can take some pretty horrible garden conditions like drought, poor soil, and heat. Late blooming, late october, but worth the wait!.
‘October Skies’ Cultivar Is Reportedly Bushier Than The Species, More Compact And Less Prone To Spreading.
Tough as nails and can take some pretty horrible garden conditions like drought, poor soil, and heat. It provides just as much late season activity in the garden. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, commonly called aromatic aster, is a missouri native plant that typically occurs on limestone glades, slopes, prairies and dry open ground.
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Foliage forms a nice mound in summer and is fragrant when crushed. It is a nectar source for butterflies and has special value to native bees. Combines well with sedum and ornamental grasses.
Foliage Is Fragrant When Bruised Or.
Easily grown in full sun, sandy to clay soils and tolerates drought but prefers regular moisture. This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. Late blooming, late october, but worth the wait!.
Plants Do Not Come True From Seed.
Compared to 'raydon's favorite' this selection is a bit shorter and more blue. Sky color in october is reportedly a darker blue than at other times of the year, hence the cultivar name for this plant. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'october skies' and 'raydon's favorite' aromatic aster, aromatic american aster, fall aster, wild blue aster, shale aster aromatic aster is a tried and true source of stunning blue color in the late season perennial garden, where it is seen to play dramatically against rich fall yellows and golds and oranges.
Symphyotrichum Oblongifolium (Fall Aster 'October Skies') $ 11.98.
When symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'october skies' has been observed flowering at longwood gardens : 5 vendors have this plant for sale. Great as a cut flower!
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