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Plant A Patch : Aromatic Aster -- (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)

 

 

 

 

An exceptional plant for the fall pollinator garden, the showy bluish-purple Aromatic aster blooms are beloved by birds, butterflies, bees and other pollinators and they make excellent cut flowers.These asters, that typically grow in a mounded shape 24 inches tall,Ā  thrive in full sun and tolerate dry, rocky or clay soils. The leaves give off a pleasant fragrance when crushed.