Smooth Blue Aster

Particularly attractive to migrating monarch butterflies, its lavender-blue flowers on smooth, bluish-green stems bloom from August through October.

• One of the more drought-tolerant asters; thrives in poor to average soils
• Smooth, glaucous stems are an attractive distinguishing feature
• Blooms heavily from August through October in full sun
• Excellent late-season pollinator plant for open, sunny borders