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.