Aster chilensis ‘Purple Haze’
Purple Haze Aster
Description
This UBER-TOUGH Cal native Aster, performs like a champ bursting into a cloud of 1.5”-2” golden-eyed, lavender “daisy” blooms in August to October, even in the driest, worst- soil part of your garden! Native to much of California, it’s happy in any soil including CLAY, is EXTREMEMELY DROUGHT TOLERANT, needing only occasional water to keep it pretty. HEAT TOLERANT and much loved by butterflies and bees. To 2.5’ tall and wide it’s a good choice for parking strips and neglected areas. Spreads vigorously by rhizomes in well -watered gardens, not much with low water. Great in containers. Cut back to ground after bloom. Deciduous. Deer resistant! syn. Symphyotrichum chilense
Sun
Full, Half
Water
Very Low, Low
Growth Rate
Moderate
Soil Type
Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular
Soil Condition
Average, Well-drained, Dry
Soil pH
Neutral
Adverse Factors
Attracts Bees
Water Saving Tip:
Dig-up patches of weeds and undesirable grasses from turf areas.
Use water to grow the turf you want, not the weeds you don't want! Once you have eliminated what you don't want, add sod or over-seed to repair the bare areas.