Chieftain blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Chieftain'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chieftain' blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Chieftain') is a perennial for pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and shade gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It blooms in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with PowWow White coneflower, Western sword fern, and Nodding onion.