#1 Aster Wood's Purple

Latin Name: Symphyotrichum dumosus 'Wood's Purple' Height: 12 - 18 inches Spread: 12 - 18 inches Sunlight: Full Sun Bloom Time: August to October Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Description: A lovely fall bloomer, these semi-double blooms of blue-violet to purple with sunny yellow centers attract many late season pollinators! The compact, mounding habit stays tidy and benefits from a pinching in late July to create more branching and blooms in autumn. Disease resistance is better than that of the New York Aster. This Aster is a nativar in Indiana, as the straight species is found throughout eastern and central United States. Remove spent growth in early spring. This aster is similar to the New York Aster, and sometimes labeled as one. Attracts: Bees; Butterflies  Other Names: Michaelmas Daisy; Aster cordifolium; Bushy Aster; Rice Button Aster