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    Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'

    Also Known As

    • Aster cordifolius 'Avondale'
    • Blue Wood Aster
    • Native Wood Aster

    Plant type

    perennial

    size

    • H: 20"-30"
    • W: 18"-24"

    planting zones

    • 3a-8b

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    Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale' plant details

    Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In fall lavender flowers emerge. Attracts bees, beneficial insects, birds and butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with mostly sun - shade and regular water. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'

    Plant type: perennial
    Plant family: asteraceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 18 IN - 24 IN - wide, 20 IN - 30 IN - tall
    Flowers: lavender blooms in fall
    Uses: border plant, cottage garden

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'

    USDA Zones: 3a - 8b
    Sun exposure: mostly sun - shade
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit
    Soil needs: acidic and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Aster cordifolius 'Avondale', now known scientifically as Symphyotrichum cordifolium, is an eastern North American native wood aster that is a prolific bloomer carpeting the shade garden with light blue flowers on arching stems in early fall when little else blooms and the hostas are in decline. The small light blue to lavender blue flowers have lemon yellow centres that age to red. They are produced in abundance creating a beautiful and long-lasting filler in the garden or in autumn flower arrangements! Tolerant of dry shade. Can also be grown in sunny conditions with even moisture where plants will be more upright.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Selected from a versatile Aster indigenous to our southeastern mountains, 'Avondale' greets fall with a jovial long lasting barrage of small, yellow-eyed pale lavender-blue daisies atop tidy slender green foliage. Acquiescent to varied light, it exhibits an upright open habit in sunny spots and becomes more relaxed and arching in darker recesses. Ignored by deer, but coveted by butterflies, floral arrangers, and gardeners, this floriferous wonder endures dry shade once established, favors well-drained soil and can be planted en masse along woodland fringes, meandering amid Geranium 'White Ness'.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Gardening facts about Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale' plant

    How to Grow Symphyotrichum cordifolium 'Avondale'

    • Sun Exposure

      • mostly sun - shade

    • Water Needs

      • regular

    • Soil Needs

      • acidic
      • adaptable
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • lavender

    • Wildlife

      • beneficial insects
      • birds
      • bees
      • butterflies
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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