Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'
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Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

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Quick Facts
Common Name: Aromatic Aster
Hardiness Zone: 3-8S/W Exposure: Sun
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Blooms In: Aug-Sep
Mature Height: 2-3' Spacing: 18-24"
Read our Growing Guide Ships as: 1 PINT 28.86 CU IN.
Deer Resistance: Yes
Shipping Details Shipment begins in early September 2024, depending on your zone. See shipping tab for details
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Masses of Daisy-like, lavender-blue blooms on this multi-stemmed aromatic Aster enliven the autumn garden while attracting butterflies. 'Raydon's Favorite', a highly reliable native, has a pleasing mounded form that looks superb in company of Rudbeckias, Ornamental Grasses, and Perovskias. Designated the Garden Club of America’s 2016 Plant of the Year and rated among the most reliable Aster varieties by Mt. Cuba Center and the Chicago Botanic Garden.

We count Asters among the great garden plants, because many of them bloom gloriously in late summer and fall when most garden plants are spent. There are many species, all of them having the classic Daisy form (outer ray flowers surrounding a central disk). They offer a range of rich colors, often with exceptionally handsome dark green foliage, easy dispositions, hardiness, and a ton of flowers at a time when color is at a premium. In addition, some Asters are among the longest-blooming plants known, the finest attribute a plant can have. Asters need full sun, and often perform best if pinched in midsummer to produce a super-abundance of bloom on a plant precisely the size you want.

For more information on the growing and care of Asters, click Growing Guide.

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The size of the plants we ship has been selected to reduce the shock of transplanting. For some, this means a large, bareroot crown. Others cannot travel bareroot or transplant best if grown in containers. We ship these perennials and annuals in 1 pint pots, except as noted. We must point out that many perennials will not bloom the first year after planting, but will the following year, amply rewarding your patience. We ship bulbs as dormant, bare bulbs, sometimes with some wood shavings or moss. Shrubs, Roses, vines, and other woody plants may be shipped bareroot or in pots. The size of the pot is noted in the quick facts for each item.

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Growing guide

Growing guide
Print Grow Guide

Until recently plants now classified as Symphyotrichum and Eurybia were classified with Asters. However, even though the horticultural classification has changed for some of the plants we offer, they all share the same growing instructions.

Grow in full sun (or partial shade in the South) in moist but well-drained soil (A. amellus tolerates drought). S. novae-angliae varieties are susceptible to powdery mildew in dry soil. They also require division every year or two to remain vigorous. S. novae-angliae varieties may require staking; if you prefer, you can pinch them back once or twice (by 1/3–1/2) before the end of June (July in the South and the Southwest) to keep them compact. In the South, A. X frikartii 'Monch' may stop blooming by midsummer; shear it back by half, and it will bloom again through the better part of fall.

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