Summary

Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’) is one of our most reliable native perennial asters. It has a strikingly beautiful mounded appearance with masses of violet-blue, daisy-like flowers on 2-3’ tall multi-stemmed plants in mid to late autumn. 

How to Grow Raydon’s Favorite Aromatic Aster

Raydon’s Favorite aromatic aster prefers full sun in well-drained alkaline to slightly acidic soil are.  This aster, like many of its relatives, is a preferred nectar source for many butterfly species, and therefore is a joy to observe when flowering. It provides an outstanding floral display in both the perennial and mixed borders with companions such as showy goldenrod (Solidago speciosa), black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), Maryland golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana), white false indigo (Baptisia alba), and smooth aster (Symphyotrichum laeve). Formerly known as Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’. Zones 3-8. 

More Details

• Sun/Shade Conditions
  full-sun 
• Foliage Character
  deciduous 
• Soil Moisture
  average-to-dry 
• Flowering Period
  mid-to-late-fall
• Soil PH
  adaptable 
• Flower Color
  blue 
• Summer Foliage Color
  green 
• Other Scientific Names
  

  Aster oblongifolius ‘Raydon’s Favorite’

   
• Fall Foliage Color
  green 
• Fruit/Seed Color
  brown, tan 

Additional Information

Mt. Cuba Center, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Theodore Plant Award, Dyck Arboretum