This large, showy purple-blue aster will draw many pollinators to your garden from late summer through the fall. The flower color can vary from lavender, rose-purple to white. It grows between 3-6’, however, you can control its height by pinching the plant back in midseason. It grows in sun and part shade, preferring moist soils of varying textures. It can be vigorous, so plant with grasses and goldenrods for a wonderful fall floral show. It is the larval host for the earl crescent and checkerspot butterflies.