• Aster turbinellus (Smooth Violet Prairie Aster)
  • Aster turbinellus (Smooth Violet Prairie Aster) 1 gallon sale size plant at The Old Dairy Nursery
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Aster turbinellus | smooth violet prairie aster

This plant is not currently available, however, propagation is planned/underway. Please sign up for the waitlist below to receive updates on availability.

Smooth Violet Prairie Aster is a relatively unusual US Native with narrow leaves and long, arching sprays of lavender flowers which burst open in mid fall and persist through frost. Pairs beautifully with grasses. Grows well in most conditions but will not tolerate full shade.

*Scientists have renamed almost all of the asters. For simplicity sake, we are sticking with the original name, but this plant is now called Symphyotrichum turbinellum.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society.

Warning: Sap or juice may cause dermatitis.

Zones: 3 to 7
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
Height: 36 to 48 in.
Spread: 24 to 30 in.
Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil: Dry, Average, Moist
Bloom Time: September to November
Native Range: LA, AR, MO, IA, IL, NE, KS, OK

Special Characteristics
  • Deer-resistant
  • Juglone tolerant
image credits

peganum from Small Dole, England,CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Aster turbinellus (Smooth Violet Prairie Aster)
Aster turbinellus (Smooth Violet Prairie Aster) 1 gallon sale size plant at The Old Dairy Nursery

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Aster turbinellus | smooth violet prairie aster

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