Plant Library

Aster Billowing Violet

Common Name: Aster

Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum

Variety: Billowing Violet

Blossom Color: Lavender-Purple

Bloom Time: Aug-Oct

Zone: 4 to 8

Exposure: Full Sun

Mature Height: 25-30"

Mature Width: 48-60"

Notes: Blooming about two weeks earlier than ‘Billowing Pink’, this native cultivar is similar in other aspects, forming a slightly shorter, broader mound of rust, powdery mildew and lacebug resistant foliage. Lavender purple flowers blanket the foliage for about six weeks beginning in early fall.