About Smooth Blue Aster
Flowers appear August to October, in shades of blue & purple. Tops out around 60–120 cm. Draws bees, butterflies and caterpillars (as a larval host) to the garden. Deer tend to leave it alone.
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve var. laeve
Feeds the food chain
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
