Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Dense mounds of showy Aromatic Aster flowers, among the last to bloom before hard frost, attract myriad pollinators. They grow easily in habitats* ranging from moist woodlands to sandy prairies from New York west to Montana and south to North Carolina and New Mexico. Top-rated cultivars include ‘October Skies’ and ‘Raydon’s Favorite.’
*In the Mid-Atlantic region, it is native to DC, rare in MD, and infrequent in central and southwestern parts of PA. In VA, it is infrequent to locally common in the mountains and rare in the Piedmont. In NoVA, it is not reported in Prince William County. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
Learn more about Symphyotrichum oblongifolium.
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