Aster 'Wood's Blue'
Aster, Wood's Blue Aster
A compact, mounded fall-blooming aster prized for its clear lavender-blue flowers with yellow centers and excellent garden performance. Part of the reliable Wood’s series, this selection offers strong color late in the season without flopping.
Key features
Width: 18–24 in (1.5–2 ft)
Height: 12–18 in (1–1.5 ft)
Flower color: Lavender-blue with yellow centers
Bloom time: Late summer to fall
Foliage: Dark green, narrow leaves
Form: Dense, rounded mound
Life cycle: Herbaceous perennial
Growing conditions
Sun: Full sun (best flowering and habit)
Soil: Average to moist, well-drained
Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established
Hardiness: USDA Zones 4–8
Landscape use
Front to mid-border perennial beds
Mass plantings for fall color
Pollinator gardens
Cottage and mixed borders
Containers and edging
Notes
Excellent late-season pollinator plant
Generally deer resistant
Compact habit eliminates the need for staking
Benefits from division every few years for vigor
Pairs well with ornamental grasses and fall sedums
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Height
- 12-18''
- Width
- 12-18''
- Hardiness zones
- 4–8
- Sunlight
- Full Sun
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Early Fall, Late Fall
- Flower color
- Blue, Yellow
- Leaf color
- Green
- Fall color
- Green
- Attracts
- Butterflies
- Soil
- Well Drained
- Landscape use
- Mass Planting
- Shape
- Broad Upright, Clump
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Drought tolerant
- No
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