Photo credit
(c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, Original photo
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Listed for containersIts plant group feeds 45 kinds of specialist bees
- Flower color
- Purple
- Height
- 1–3 feet
- Spread
- 1–3 feet
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Missouri Botanical Garden: Container Gardening with Native Plants, 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 Mississippi (state-specific source)