Habitat	Bloom Period	Color	Height Inches	Moisture	Plant Spacing	Lifespan
	Sun	August  October	Blue	18 to 30	Dry to Average	18 to 24 inches	Perennial

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Sorry, we are sold out of Aster sericeus Silky Aster potted plants and seeds 

Aster sericeus Symphyotrichum sericeum Western Silver Aster Silky Aster seed	approximate number of seeds	approximate coverage in square feet
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Aster sericeus Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum, Western Silver Aster) leaves are covered with fine silky hairs giving the plant a slippery texture and distinctive silvery green color  that contrasts beautifully with its attractive flowers.  The numerous 1/14  flower heads with violet-purple petals surrounding a yellow center grow in open branching clusters and bloom  late summer to fall.  Plant in the rock garden with glade coneflower, Prairie Onion, Sand Coreopsis, Narrow-leaf Gayfeather, and prairie dropseed grass.  Most asters will germinate without a cold treatment. Symphyotrichum sericeum, Western Silver Aster

Aster sericeus Silky Aster with it's combination of attractive foliage and beautiful flowers is one of my favorite wildflowers for a sunny flower garden.

Found naturally in dry or sandy prairies or glades often in limestone or calcium rich soils from Indiana westward, north to Michigan, Manitoba and North Dakota, and south to Alabama and Texas.  Asteraceae (Aster Family)

The map below shows areas where Aster sericeus Silky Aster plants grow wild but it can be planted and will grow over a much wider area including the eastern US.  USDA plant hardiness zones 2 to 9. 

Aster sericeus Symphyotrichum sericeum Western Silver Aster Silky Aster	Arkansas Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri	Nebraska North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota Tennessee Texas Wisconsin

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