Aster 'Purple Dome' (New England Aster) Outdoor Plants This tough and vigorous grower

This tough and vigorous grower produces countless violet-blue flowers above licorice fragrance of the foliage that attracts bees and butterflies

scale insects

while the rich burgundy undersides add elegant contrast as the foliage moves throughout the day

The subtle

smaller than the straight species

Aster 'Purple Dome' (New England Aster) Outdoor Plants This tough and vigorous growerAster Purple Dome (New England Aster) is a compact, native perennial with abundant deep purple, daisy like flowers in late summer and fall. A pollinator favorite, it thrives in full sun and adds rich late season color to borders, meadows, and naturalized gardens.