Aster ‘Bluebird’

Description

Aster ‘Bluebird’
Symphyotrichum laeve ‘Bluebird’ ( was Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’)

Perennial native cultivar

Height:  3 to 4 feet

Width:  1 to 2 feet

Flower color:  blue/lavender  with yellow disc

Bloom time:  fall

Light needed:  sun, part shade

Soil needed:  dry and well-drained 

Notes:  Excellent pollinator. The Mt. Cuba pollinator trials gave it a 4.8 out of 5 stars.  Attracts butterflies especially migrating monarchs in the fall, specialized bees, small mammals and songbirds 

Resistant to deer

For more details, visit: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/symphyotrichum-laeve/  OR  https://mtcubacenter.org/trials/aster/

How to Purchase Our Plants:

See our Calendar for the dates and locations of our pop up sales, where you can browse our stock of plants in person. We accept cash, checks, and credit cards.

Zoning regulations prevent us from having customers coming to our backyard nursery.  We do not ship plants.