| Description | October Skies Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolius) October Skies stays compact and becomes covered with a plethora of daisy-like sky blue flowers. Blooming in late September and October when few other plants are blooming in zone 5 |
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| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, tolerates dry |
| Soil & Site | average, tolerates dry |
| Flowers | daisy-like, 1” across, blue to blue-purple rays (petals), yellow center disks, very floriferous, later in the fall the flowers became consistently more blue |
| Leaves | toothless, oblong, blue-green |
| Dimensions | 18-24 by 18 to 24 inches, space 16-18 inches, mounded |
| Propagation | does not come true from seed, cuttings, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Pennsylvania’s Primrose Path Nursery, 1999 |
| Misc Facts | SYN: Aster oblongifolium, Aromatic Aster |
| Author's Notes | Although this is the first year I have grown this plant (2020), I am already a believer. Beautiful mounded plants just covered with small daisy-like blue flowers. The best thing is one of the last plants to bloom in my garden. Having all that color in October is a treat. In the fall of 2020, the plants still had fresh flowers in early November. |
| Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #203-North Creek Nursery (www.northcreeknurseries.com) |
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