Name: Heart-leaved Aster, Blue Wood Aster
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 1743-PL72
Price: 3.0 CAD
Availability: InStock

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

This mounding perennial bears blue flowers in fall.

Blue flowers are produced in fall, providing colour through the bloom season.
Mounding clump, reaching 60 cm at maturity; divide every three to four years to maintain vigour.
Best in partial shade to full shade with average, dry soil.

Size

72 plugs per tray

50 plugs per tray

$3.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Partial shade, Shade

Soil Moisture

Dry, Average

Drought Tolerant

✓

Hardiness Zone

3 – 3

Mature Height (meters)

0.5 – 0.6

Mature Spread (meters)

0.6 – 0.8

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

Blue

Foliage Colour

Green

Bloom Time

Fall

Habit

Mounding

Deer Resistant

✓

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Ontario Native

✓

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Grows best in light shade or partial sun, moist to slightly dry conditions, similar to areas found in deciduous woodlands. The size of this plant varies in the natural landscape, depending on the fertility of the soil and moisture conditions. Susceptible to powdery mildew.

Notes

Native to Ontario The botanical name for Heart-leaved Aster, Blue Wood Aster has been updated from Aster cordifolius to Symphyotrichum cordifolium.