Blue Bird Smooth Aster is a native evergreen perennial with unbranched smooth blue-green foliage that forms a basal rosette. Small soft blue violet flowers with yellow centers coat the plant in panicle-like clusters from late summer through fall. Grows best with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils. Good drought and heat tolerance. Syn with Symphyotrichum laeve. Type: Perennial Origins: East and Central N. America, GA Native Height: 3' - 4' Spread: 2’ - 3' Spacing: 2.5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 4- 8 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: Blue/Purple Season of Interest: Summer, Fall, Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch for caterpillars. May need staking. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Salvia, Dianthus, Phlox IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Mark Levisay, D75_9895-1 *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
