Aster 'Days Blue'

COMMON NAME: Aster 'Days Blue'

PLANT TYPE: PERENNIAL

SUN EXPOSURE: Full Sun

BLOOM TIME: Summer

AVERAGE SIZE: 14-18"

COLD HARDINESS: USDA Zone 5

DESCRIPTION: Small, bright, lavender-blue flowers, all of which have a bright orange eye. When in full bloom, you can barely see the foliage for all those tiny, daisy-ish blossoms. Asters are the reliable performers of fall gardens. They do best when planted in full sun locations in well-drained soils. Deer and rabbits seldom browse asters; butterflies flock to their flowers and wild bird love the small seeds.