Symphyotrichum

A native central + eastern US perennial with intensely aromatic foliage when crushed and dense clouds of small blue-purple flowers in late fall - often the latest-blooming aster in the eastern flora. Drought + clay tolerant; among the toughest native fall pollinator plants.

A late-blooming native perennial with purple daisy flowers that fuel fall pollinators when other plants are fading.

A native eastern-North-American perennial aster that opens sprays of lavender-purple daisy flowers with yellow centers in fall, feeding late-season bees and butterflies as summer perennials fade.

A native North American perennial with smooth blue-green foliage and clouds of small blue-violet starry flowers in fall. Tolerates drought + clay; among the most adaptable native fall asters for residential landscapes.

A tough, drought-tolerant native perennial that clouds itself in tiny white daisy flowers with yellow centers from late summer into fall, thriving in lean, dry, sunny ground where fussier plants fail.