100 Purple Aster Seeds Bigelow's Tansyaster Heirloom Wildflower

Purple Aster is an heirloom wildflower admired for its abundant display of lavender-purple, daisy-like blooms with golden centers that brighten meadows, borders, and pollinator gardens. This tough, drought-tolerant native relative of the aster family offers a long season of color and is a dependable choice for wildflower plantings, cottage gardens, and low-water landscapes.

Purple Aster adds effortless, naturalistic beauty to mixed beds, prairie-style plantings, and cutting gardens, and its nectar-rich flowers are highly attractive to bees and butterflies. Plants form tidy, bushy mounds with fine, aromatic foliage that stays attractive through the season. Ideal for naturalizing in sunny open areas, rock gardens, and informal borders, it pairs beautifully with other drought-tolerant perennials and wildflower mixes.
Species: Machaeranthera bigelovii (Bigelow's Tansyaster)
Variety: Heirloom Purple Aster
Type: Herbaceous perennial wildflower
Plant_Habit: Upright, bushy, clump-forming
Sun: Full sun
Soil: Well-drained, sandy or gravelly, average to poor fertility
Days_to_Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 3-9
Germination: 14-21 days at 65-70F
Sowing: Surface sow, lightly press into soil, needs light to germinate
Spacing: 12-18 inches
Notes: Drought tolerant once established