Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’ produces soft lilac-blue daisy flowers with warm yellow centres over grey-green foliage from late summer into autumn. Compact and bushy in habit, it forms a neat clump of lance-shaped, slightly hairy leaves on upright stems and is notably more drought tolerant than most asters.

Well suited to the front of a border or gravel garden, it combines well with ornamental grasses, Hylotelephium, and other autumn-flowering asters. It thrives in fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Mulch in autumn and avoid sites prone to winter waterlogging.

Height × Spread: 45cm × 45cm