Raydon's Favorite aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydons Favorite'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tallup to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Dense
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Raydon's Favorite' aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, meadows, and rain gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It blooms in summer and again in autumn, and the fragrant flowers attract butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Elijah Blue blue fescue, and Gracillimus eulalia.