Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favourite’

'Raydon's Favourite' forms lush mounds of fragrant foliage smothered with hundreds of gorgeous aster flowers in fall.

Aster ‘Raydon’s Favourite’ is a very showy, low-growing, mounding aster that produces hundreds of daisy-like blue-lavender flowers with yellow centers in September and October. It has fragrant foliage. A great late season nectar source for butterflies.

Common Name:  Aromatic Aster

Family:  Asteraceae (The Aster Family)

Zone Hardiness:  3-8

Light:  Full Sun, Part Sun

Height:  2-4'

Width:  12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour:  Blue

Secondary Bloom Colour:  Yellow

Foliage Colour:  Green, Bluish

Class:  Deciduous

Type:  Perennial

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Dry

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Fragrance:  Yes

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Benefits:  Butterflies Bees

Deer Resistant:  Yes

BC Native:  No

Native Habitat:  Dry gravel prairies, dolomite prairies, gravelly hill prairies, limestone glades, and rocky bluffs along major rivers.

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