Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite'
Raydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster
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Raydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster is a small mounding native perennial known for the minty scent of its foliage. It sports a hairy stem with rough, hairy lance-like green leaves and flowers with the signature purple with orange-yellow centers that only blooms in fall. The flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist soils. Raydon's Favorite is fairly drought tolerant, but excessive dry conditions will reduce bloom.
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2’ - 3’ |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
3’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
3 - 8 |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to powdery mildew if soils poorly-drained. Can cut stalks after flowering to prevent self-seeding.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Wildlife Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Stoke's Aster, Switch Grass, Bluestar
IMAGES: Photos by cultivar413, (1) 151029 127 Central Park - Conservatory Garden, South Garden, Symphyrotrichon oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' Aromatic Aster, (2) 151029 125 Central Park - Conservatory Garden, South Garden, Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Symphyrotrichon oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' Aromatic Aster, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Aster oblongifolius Raydons Favorite 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium Raydons Favorite 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.