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Drummond's Aster
Symphyotrichum drummondii
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
The fall aster that belongs on a Chicago east side
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Aug–Oct
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- A plug.
- When to plant
- May or Sep
In the design
Heart-leaved, pale blue, and happier in part shade than New England aster. East side of a house or a tree edge.
