Deep Landscape Plug, Native Perennial in the Asteraceae family
Other names: New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Height: 2 feet
Spread: 2-3 feet, forming low mounding colonies from underground rhizomes
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Bloom: violet, flowers from August through October
Exposure: full sun to part shade
Attributes: cut flower, provides late season nectar source for migrating monarch butterflies, groundcover, fragrant
Critter Resistance: deer resistant
Flowering Months: August - October
Attracts Wildlife: butterflies
Foliage Color: gray-green
Soil Moisture Preference: moist, salt tolerant
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Creates a native, sustainable alternative to fall mums
