Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster Seeds & Plants
(AS-ter  ob-LON-ji-foe-lee-us)
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
(sim-fy-toh-TRY-kum  ob-long-ee-FOH-lee-um)
Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers
Native Perennial Wild Flower Seed for Home Landscaping & Prairie Restoration

For other flowers visit the wildflower seed list , to order copy the orderform or 
email questions, comments, and orders to john@easywildflowers.com   

Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster potted plants are available, $4 each plus UPS shipping.  Please contact us by email or phone with your address & zip code for shipping costs on potted plants.

     Aromatic Aster, (Aster oblongifolius or Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) is a very showy low growing bushy native wildflower with hundreds of daisy type blue-lavender flowers with yellow centers.  Like most Asters, Aromatic Aster is very attractive to butterflies and makes excellent cut flowers.  Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster has mounds of gray-green foliage and flower buds creating an interesting display through the summer followed by masses of flowers which are 1.25 inches in diameter. Native Aromatic Aster grows easily and quickly in dry to average conditions and tolerates clay and sandy soils but will benefit from added compost. It derives its common name from foliage which is aromatic when handled.  Aromatic Aster seeds germinate without pretreatment.

Aster oblongifolius is an aromatic native wildflower plant occurring naturally in glades, savannas, prairie uplands and hill prairies from Pennsylvania to North Dakota, and Wyoming, south to Arkansas and New Mexico. Asteraceae (Aster Family)

The map below shows areas where native Aromatic Aster flowers grow wild but it can be planted and will grow over most of the USA.  USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 8.

Use the chart below for shipping charges on Aster oblongifolius Aromatic Aster flower seeds, to order copy the order form or email questions, comments & orders to john@easywildflowers.com 

Out of seeds at this time.  Potted plants are available $4 each plus UPS shipping

The minimum seed order amount is $10, this can be a combination of different seeds.

Home    wildflower seed list   potted plant list    wildflower book list 
  growing and propagating info   invasive plants list   flower photographs 
  your comments   order form   search form   table of contents  

Easyliving Wildflowers
PO Box  522
Willow Springs,  Mo.  65793
phone-fax 417-469-2611 
john@easywildflowers.com

Aster oblongifolius aromatic aster Plant distribution map complements of USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1
  (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.