{"title":"Symphyotrichum","description":"\u003cp class=\"product__title\"\u003eSymphyotrichum is the new name for the US native asters. Symphyotrichum is a splendid drought-tolerant, late-season flowering perennial that lends cooler blue-violet tones to the bright, exciting colors of fall. Native aster species generally thrive in full sun and average garden soil. Symphyotrichum flowers attract native bees and \u003ca title=\"Shop all butterfly attracting plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/butterfly-attracting-plants\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ebutterflies\u003c\/a\u003e and pair well with other perennial wildflowers such as bluestar (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/amsonia\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmsonia\u003c\/a\u003e), goldenrod (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/solidago-goldenrod-plant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSolidago\u003c\/a\u003e), muhly grass (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/muhlenbergia-muhly-grass-cotton-candy-grass-purple-pink-white\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMuhlenbergia\u003c\/a\u003e), sunflower (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/helianthus\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHelianthus\u003c\/a\u003e), and blazing star (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/liatris\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLiatris\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-fanny","title":"Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Fanny","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster oblongifolius) We originally acquired this selection of the North American native Symphyotrichum oblongifolium from Montrose Gardens, which acquired it from Ruth Knopf of Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. Ruth acquired the \u003ca title=\"Shop our collection of aster\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/aster\"\u003easter\u003c\/a\u003e from her maid, Fanny, who acquired it as a pass-along plant from her grandmother. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny' is one of the last asters to flower in our garden, usually in October and November. 'Fanny' (the aster, not the maid) makes a nice 2' tall clump to 8' in width and is smothered with 1\" blue flowers starting in October (NC)...awesome! For a fall show in a hot dry site, a nice 'Fanny' is a hard thing to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe main maintenance requirement of this aster is to cut it to the ground before new growth starts in spring. The tidy-minded gardener can cut it to ground as soon as he feels a need to do so once it is done blooming. Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' can benefit from a hard cut back in early to mid summer if it grows in a more sprawling habit than desired. In full sun and a lean diet it often doesn't need this pinching back. It is readily propagated by mid-spring stem cuttings or by division.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolium prefers full sun and average moisture level. It is readily pleased without pampering.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's' is a show stopper in bloom and blooms for most of the month of November here in zone 7b Piedmont, NC. It is valuable for this late season floral display and for supporting late season pollinators especially migrating Monarch Butterflies. It is worth growing other selections of Aromatic aster such as 'Raydon's Favorite' which bloom for the month of October. 'Fanny's Aster' is quite handsome in its dried winter form; its spent flower heads resembling pale stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a superb plant for pollinators late in the growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21000249925,"sku":"341","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-oblongifolium-Fanny.i-341.s-66447.r-1_e5acfc3d-90ef-4d0b-95d9-29e5c89aad19.jpg?v=1791407640"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-elliottii","title":"Symphyotrichum elliottii","description":"\u003cp\u003e(syn: Aster elliottii) Symphyotrichum elliottii is a fabulous East Coast native aster, first brought to our attention by Bob McCartney of Woodlanders. Similar to the Asian Aster tataricus, the large green basal leaves give rise to giant 6-8' tall spikes. Starting for us in late October, the wide-spreading patches are topped with a spectacular show of 1\" pink-purple daisies, that are loaded with Monarch butterflies. Symphyotrichum elliottii is a stoloniferous species native to fresh and brackish marshes from Virginia south through Florida, although it grows easily in typical dry garden soil. Our stock is propagated from a bog in Central Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/a5u9-Fxt3pQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21024628677,"sku":"2348","price":18.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-elliottii.i-2348.s-68138.r-1_0091bf26-b970-42a6-8210-53329ddab18e.jpg?v=1791485473"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-ericoides-snow-flurry","title":"Symphyotrichum ericoides Snow Flurry","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Syn: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' hit the perennial market like a storm in the 1980s, and after over four decades, it's still prized for its uniqueness and garden performance. Looking more like a hybrid between a heath and a groundcover Juniper, Symphyotrichum 'Snow Flurry' forms a dense, 6\" tall x 4' wide, ground-hugging deciduous mat of tiny, congested leaves, and topped, starting in mid-August with a plethora of tiny white flowers. The late English gardener\/nurserywoman Beth Chatto is rumored to have first introduced this in the early 1980s. Symphyotrichium 'Snow Flurry' received a 5 star rating from the Chicago Botanic Garden trials.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ktmH0p82QgM?si=n0e-p_51DVBbFW5u\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025237445,"sku":"3225","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-ericoides-Snow-Flurry.i-3225.s-67366.r-1_48d7e340-5c6e-49dc-8dc7-b784a38776c3.jpg?v=1790870990"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-grandiflorum-biscoe-belle","title":"Symphyotrichum grandiflorum Biscoe Belle","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster grandiflorus A1GA-001b) Symphyotrichum grandiflorum 'Biscoe Belle' is a dense, dark blue-purple flowered selection of the little-known Southeast US native aster, from a population we explored just east of the Montgomery County town of Biscoe, NC in 2001. This bizarre aster looks like a clump of arching green pipe cleaners, with the wiry stems clothed in tiny leaves. Starting for us in mid-October, the giant 5' tall x 8' wide clumps burst into flower with a stunning, frost tolerant show of 1.75\" blue lavender daisies...a great pollinator plant for late season foraging insects.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/tYiKaoP2YJ4\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025237765,"sku":"3227","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-grandiflorum-Biscoe-Belle.i-3227.s-67245.r-1_2373ca7e-0520-461b-b08f-4a4cead21477.jpg?v=1789126679"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-ericoides-pink-star","title":"Symphyotrichum ericoides Pink Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster ericoides) Symphyotrichum 'Pink Star' is a Dutch selection of our North American native Symphyotrichum ericoides that has been one of the most superb asters in our garden trials. Native to most of the eastern US, Symphyotrichum ericoides is incredibly tolerant of dry, sunny conditions. 'Pink Star' aster makes an airy-looking dense mound of small, narrow leaves to 2' tall x 3' wide. In late summer (August and September), the clump is smothered with thousands of 1\" light \u003ca title=\"See our collection of pink flowers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/pink-flowers\"\u003epink flowers\u003c\/a\u003e and contrasting colored butterflies...superb!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025794629,"sku":"4216","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-ericoides-Pink-Star.i-4216.s-62683.r-1.jpg?v=1781871194"},{"product_id":"symphyotrichum-dumosum-hillandschmidt","title":"Symphyotrichum dumosum Hillandschmidt","description":"\u003cp\u003e(aka: Aster dumosus) Symphyotrichum 'Hillandschmidt' is a 2026 Plant Delights\/JLBG introduction of a superb, compact form of the US native (Canada south to Louisiana) frost aster, Symphyotrichum dumosum, collected in 2018 in Wilkes County, Georgia, by our former research team of Zac Hill and Jeremy Schmidt. In the garden, Symphyotrichum 'Hillandschmidt' forms a dense 3' tall x 8' wide mound of tiny, narrow green foliage. The entire clump is smothered with a mass of small white flowers, starting for us in early October.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42450455920727,"sku":"17225","price":17.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Symphyotrichum-dumosum-Hillandschmidt.i-17225.s-68358.r-1_f80a1277-980a-4eb3-8a9a-db93a8fdc023.jpg?v=1781034259"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Symphyotrichum_1fbd11bf-0b59-4f15-8e19-abd3e76bd22c.jpg?v=1731688876","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/symphyotrichum.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}