umid | 19 |
botanical_name | Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies' |
common_name | October Skies Aromatic Aster |
plant_type | flowering herbaceous perennial |
fol_persis | deciduous |
nativity | Great Lakes native |
hardiness | 3 to 8 |
typical_height_ft | 1.5-2' |
typical_width_ft | 2-2.5' |
light_type | full sun, Light Shade or Part sun |
details_on_light_needs | Tolerates light shade |
soil_type | clay, loam, sand |
soil_preference | Loam |
soil_moisture | dry to moist |
details_on_soil_moisture_needs | Well-drained |
drought_tol | drought tolerant |
deer_tol | moderate tolerance |
salt_tol | salt tolerant |
heat_tol | heat |
plant_form | clumped, mounded, spreading |
foliage_color | bright green, Gray Green |
fall_color | |
bloom_time | October, September |
bloom_color | blue, lavender |
fruit_type | seed |
fruit_color | tan |
winter_form | seed head |
eco_value | bee, bird, butterfly |
combines_well_with | Sweet Black-eyed Susan, Fireworks Goldenrod, Narrow Leaf Bluestar, Sideoats Grama, Coneflowers, short ornamental grasses. |
notes | Bushy aster cultivar with profuse blooms; name comes from herbal, minty fragrance of crushed foliage; larval host plant for Silvery Checkerspot butterflies; deer and rabbits may browse, especially young plants |
citation1 | https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b851 |
citation2 | http://www.newmoonnursery.com/plant/Aster-oblongifolius-October-Skies |
citation3 | https://www.luriegarden.org/plants/aster/ |
citation4 | https://www.northcreeknurseries.com/plantName/Aster-oblongifolius-October-Skies |
citation5 | https://www.midwestgroundcovers.com/plant/Symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-October-Skies |