Photo credit
Trix Niernberger, CC0, Original photo
Heartleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
- Flower color
- Blue
- Bloom
- Summer and fall
- Height
- 1–4 feet
- Spread
- 1.5–2 feet
- Light
- Shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to Alabama (state-specific source)