AppleWood Seed Co Phone IconCall Us Today! (303) 431-7333 | sales@applewoodseed.com
  • Commercial Account Login/Register
  • 0Shopping Cart
Applewood Seed Company
  • Seed Store
    • Flower Seeds
    • Flower Seed Mixes
    • Pollinator Seed Mixes
    • Grass Seeds
    • Native Grass Seed Mixes
    • Herb Seeds
    • Grow Wild Seed Mixes
    • New & Featured Seeds
  • Pollinator Conservation
  • Planting Information
  • Media Room
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Blog
  • Menu Menu
Seed Store
≪ Back to Shop

Symphyotrichum laeve
Login to see commercial prices

×

Aster, Smooth
(Aster laevis)

Code: ALAE Category: Flower Seeds Tags: CRP Practices, Honey Bee, Meadow Gardening, Native Bees, Pollinator, U.S. Native

This perennial aster is native to most of the United States and Canada and can be found in prairies, savannas, forest openings, woodland edges and roadsides. Plants are adaptable and easy to grow. The violet flowers appear in late summer and early fall and are excellent, late-season pollinator plants. Attracts honey bees and wild bees.

  • Additional information

Additional Information

Scientific Name

Aster laevis

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Dry, Moderate

Height (in.)

30-48

Bloom Period

Fall Blooming Flowers, Summer

Seeds/lb.

926,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

1

lbs./acre

3

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-9


Symphyotrichum laeveSymphyotrichum laeveAster, Smooth (Aster laevis)
  • Additional information

Additional Information

Scientific Name

Aster laevis

Color(s)

Purple

Seed Type

Perennial

Sun

Full Sun

Moisture

Dry, Moderate

Height (in.)

30-48

Bloom Period

Fall Blooming Flowers, Summer

Seeds/lb.

926,000

oz./1000 sq. ft.

1

lbs./acre

3

USDA Hardiness Zone(s)

3-9


Related products

  • Red Columbine

    Columbine, Eastern

    CODE: AQCN

    This columbine is native from Nova Scotia to Florida and westward to Minnesota and Tennessee. It will generally be found in clearings, wood borders, riverbanks and thickets. The drooping, red and ...

    Login to see commercial prices
  • Golden Alexander

    CODE: ZIAU

    Golden Alexander is a perennial that is native to the eastern and Midwestern U.S. and can be found in moist woods, prairies and meadows. It resembles Queen Anne’s Lace but has yellow flowers....

    Login to see commercial prices
  • Sideoats Grama

    CODE: BCUR

    Sideoats Grama is a warm-season bunchgrass that is native throughout much of North America. The ornamental and distinctive seed spikes hang from only one side of the stalk, and these make good ...

    Login to see commercial prices
  • Indiangrass

    CODE: SONU

    Indiangrass is a warm-season bunchgrass that is native to central and eastern North America. It can reach up to seven feet tall and is a common species of the Tallgrass Prairie. The beautiful, ...

    Login to see commercial prices
SEED STORE POLLINATOR CONSERVATION PLANTING INFORMATION MEDIA ROOM CONTACT US ABOUT US BLOG
© 2021 Applewood Seed Co.
Arvada, CO 80002 USA
PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Milkweed, Butterfly Milkweed Rockcress Purple Rockcress
Scroll to top