Scientific Name
Aster oblongifolius var. angustatus

Common Name
Eastern aromatic aster

Life Cycle: Perennial


Height: 2 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit: Hundreds of blue-purple flowers with yellow discs (matures to a purple-bronze)
Flowering Season: Fall
Foliage: Rigid, toothless leaves have an aromatic, piney fragrance when crushed or rubbed; multi-branched, stiff stems form a shrubby dome-shaped plant
Site: Fields, thickets, roadsides
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