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Garden Plant Detail
Smooth blue aster | Aster laevis
Plant Species Synonym Names
Scientific: Symphyotrichum laeve
Common: smooth aster
Family
Aster - Asteraceae
Image
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Description
The flowers of this aster are one of the biggest. It blooms profusely and asters are one of the best nectar plants for butterflies. It likes full sun but tolerates some shade. The foliage is a pretty blue-green. It is drought tolerant.
Characteristics
Mature Height: 4.0'
Mature Width: 3.0'
Flower Color: Blue
Sun Requirement:Full Sun: direct sun 8 or more hours of the day
Part Sun: direct sun 4 to 8 hours of the day; about half a day of sun
Shade: direct sun 0 to 4 hours of the day
Full Sun to Part Sun
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