Blue Bird Smooth Aster is a native evergreen perennial with unbranched smooth blue-green foliage that forms a basal rosette.  Small soft blue violet flowers with yellow centers coat the plant in panicle-like clusters from late summer through fall.  Grows best with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.  Good drought and heat tolerance. 

 Syn with Symphyotrichum laeve.

Type:	Perennial
Origins:	East and Central N. America, GA Native
Height:	3' - 4'
Spread:	2’ - 3'
Spacing:	2.5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	4- 8
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	Blue/Purple
Season of Interest:	Summer, Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Watch for caterpillars.  May need staking.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Salvia, Dianthus, Phlox

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve Bluebird 3zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Mark Levisay, D75_9895-1

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.