Late-season blooms extend garden color into autumn for lasting visual appeal
Highly branched stems and bushy growth create a dense, attractive landscape
Supports long-tongued and short-tongued bees, small to medium butterflies, and skippers for enhanced pollination
Hosts silvery checkerspot butterfly caterpillars, aiding in local butterfly populations
Thrives in dry, well-drained soils and adapts to rocky or limestone sites for versatile planting
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Aromatic Aster is a robust native perennial that has cheerful late-season blooms. Producing highly branched stems with a bushy appearance, plants are completely covered by flowers in autumn. They provide late-season nectar to long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, small to medium-sized butterflies, and skippers. Aromatic Aster is also hos