Aromatic Aster, Fall Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium)

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 08, 2004

Aromatic Aster, Fall Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Close up of Purple Aster. Is it beautiful?

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delphinium46 Matthews, MO Oct 11, 2004

I bought some of this ....it is so beautiful it looks like handmade ....cut paper.... It almost didn't look real.....I guess it is the opaqueness of it..... i surely want a "bunch" of these somewhere next year..... I bought a couple for my daughter...my grandaughter 's colors are lavender : ..".lavender blue " are you old enough to remember the song I believe by Bobby Vinton fro m the sixties if you're not ...find it ..it is sweet..that's the first time I have thought of it in years hee hee

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 12, 2004

Hello Delphinium46, thank you for your response. I think this plant is wonderful too.
I hope you will plant a lot of them and have a wonderful time next fall admiring them.
Be sure to plant them where they will get as much sun as possible, I have some in part shade and they didn't do as well.
Sincerely, Josephine.

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cherishlife Pocola, OK(Zone 7a) Oct 21, 2004

I found something that looks exactly like this on a country road here in Oklahoma, but it doesn't have any smell to it whatsoever. The blooms are 3/4" to 1" across. Could this be it?
Sherri

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 21, 2004

It could very well be, there are many kinds of Asters, this plant is about 2 feet tall and is totally covered with flowers. The plants get top heavy and usually lay flat on the ground. You could probably take a cutting from that plant, they usually root quite easily. These flowers have no scent either but the foliage does have an aroma. I hope I helped.
Sincerely, Josephine.

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cherishlife Pocola, OK(Zone 7a) Oct 21, 2004

That sure sounds like it. I've noticed I have a lot of this kind of stuff in the field next to me but not this color and the blooms are smaller. This one really caught my eye. I stopped and found a plant with a lot of seeds on it, then pulled a few branches with flowers on it to help me identify it. It looked like it got to about 2 feet high and some of them were laying over. But no smell at all. Oh well, can't have it all, huh? I'll look up Fall Aster's and see what I can come up with, don't know why I didn't think of that to begin with.

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tazzy Sand Springs, OK(Zone 7a) Oct 22, 2004

There is something that has the same color Flowers at Tulsa garden center The flowers cover it and are dime size ,plant is three to 4 foot high .wish i knew what it was have seeds but no name .

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Oct 22, 2004

Hello Cherishlife and Tazzy, you might go to www.wildflower.org and click on image gallery then type purple aster in the search window.
I hope it helps,
Sincerely, Josephine.

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