Skip to Content
Blazing Star Gardens
The Native Plant Store
2025 Twin Cities Plant Sales
Design A Pollinator Garden Tool
Visit Our Farm
Free Designs and How To's
Bloom Charts for Native Plants
Lawns to Legumes Native Plant Grant
Step-by-Step Guide: Make a pollinator garden
Beginner's Guide to Native Plants
About/Contact
Login Account
0
0
Native Plant Store
Blazing Star Gardens
The Native Plant Store
2025 Twin Cities Plant Sales
Design A Pollinator Garden Tool
Visit Our Farm
Free Designs and How To's
Bloom Charts for Native Plants
Lawns to Legumes Native Plant Grant
Step-by-Step Guide: Make a pollinator garden
Beginner's Guide to Native Plants
About/Contact
Login Account
0
0
Native Plant Store
The Native Plant Store
2025 Twin Cities Plant Sales
Design A Pollinator Garden Tool
Visit Our Farm
Folder: Free Designs and How To's
Back
Bloom Charts for Native Plants
Lawns to Legumes Native Plant Grant
Step-by-Step Guide: Make a pollinator garden
Beginner's Guide to Native Plants
About/Contact
Login Account
Native Plant Store
The Native Plant Store New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) 3-pack of pots
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (4).jpg Image 1 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (4).jpg
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (2).jpg Image 2 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (2).jpg
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 3 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 4 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 5 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 6 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 7 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11) Image 8 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens-Picture-of-Roots.jpg Image 9 of 9
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens-Picture-of-Roots.jpg
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (4).jpg
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (2).jpg
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens (11)
Aster-novae-angliae-New-England-Aster-Buy -Native-Pollinator-Plants-Blazing-Star-Gardens-Picture-of-Roots.jpg

New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) 3-pack of pots

$15.00

Can’t be shipped.

Every garden needs an aster for fall blooms, and New England Aster will not disappoint. Its ability to grow in both wet and dry soils makes this one of the most popular asters, for both people and pollinators. The prolific purple flowers of New England Aster create a bushy appearance in autumn.

Also available in 12-packs of plugs here

Details

Perennial
Sun:    
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture:    Wet to Medium-Dry
Height:    5 feet
Blooms:    Aug, Sept, Oct
Color:    Purple
Spacing:    2′
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones:    3-8
Benefits:     Butterflies, Pollinators

Design Tips

The bottom leaves of New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) will turn brown near the end of the season, so it’s helpful to plant other grasses, sedges, or flowers along the base to cover up the stems. Planting grasses or sedges next to this aster also helps prop it up and prevents it from flopping over. It spreads quite a bit by seed, making it best suited in taller gardens where tall, spreading plants won’t overwhelm smaller plants over time.

Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!

Companion Plants

Blue Wild Indigo
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Orange Coneflower

Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep

These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!

Quantity:
Add To Cart

Can’t be shipped.

Every garden needs an aster for fall blooms, and New England Aster will not disappoint. Its ability to grow in both wet and dry soils makes this one of the most popular asters, for both people and pollinators. The prolific purple flowers of New England Aster create a bushy appearance in autumn.

Also available in 12-packs of plugs here

Details

Perennial
Sun:    
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture:    Wet to Medium-Dry
Height:    5 feet
Blooms:    Aug, Sept, Oct
Color:    Purple
Spacing:    2′
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones:    3-8
Benefits:     Butterflies, Pollinators

Design Tips

The bottom leaves of New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) will turn brown near the end of the season, so it’s helpful to plant other grasses, sedges, or flowers along the base to cover up the stems. Planting grasses or sedges next to this aster also helps prop it up and prevents it from flopping over. It spreads quite a bit by seed, making it best suited in taller gardens where tall, spreading plants won’t overwhelm smaller plants over time.

Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!

Companion Plants

Blue Wild Indigo
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Orange Coneflower

Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep

These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!

Can’t be shipped.

Every garden needs an aster for fall blooms, and New England Aster will not disappoint. Its ability to grow in both wet and dry soils makes this one of the most popular asters, for both people and pollinators. The prolific purple flowers of New England Aster create a bushy appearance in autumn.

Also available in 12-packs of plugs here

Details

Perennial
Sun:    
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture:    Wet to Medium-Dry
Height:    5 feet
Blooms:    Aug, Sept, Oct
Color:    Purple
Spacing:    2′
Spreads: A lot by seed
Zones:    3-8
Benefits:     Butterflies, Pollinators

Design Tips

The bottom leaves of New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae) will turn brown near the end of the season, so it’s helpful to plant other grasses, sedges, or flowers along the base to cover up the stems. Planting grasses or sedges next to this aster also helps prop it up and prevents it from flopping over. It spreads quite a bit by seed, making it best suited in taller gardens where tall, spreading plants won’t overwhelm smaller plants over time.

Great native plant choice for the Minnesota Lawns to Legumes grant program!

Companion Plants

Blue Wild Indigo
Marsh Milkweed
Meadow Blazing Star
Prairie Blazing Star
Orange Coneflower

Size: 3-pack of pots, each pot is 3" wide x 3" deep

These pots can’t be shipped — pickup only!

You Might Also Like

Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) 12-pack of plugs Pedicularis-canadensis-Wood Betony-Buy-Native-Plants-Minnesota-native-plant-plugs.jpg Pedicularis-canadensis-Buy-Wood-Betony-Plants-native-plants (1).jpg Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony Buy native plants (6).JPG Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony Buy native plants (2).JPG Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony Buy native plants (4).JPG Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony Buy native plants (7).JPG Pedicularis canadensis Wood Betony Parasitic Haustorium Structure (2).JPG
Wood Betony (Pedicularis canadensis) 12-pack of plugs
$35.00
Sold Out
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) 3-pack of pots Geum-triflorum-Buy-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1).jpg Geum-triflorum-Buy-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (5).jpg Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (38).JPG Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery (1) Geum-triflorum-Buy-Prairie-Smoke-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nursery-Picture-of-Roots.jpg
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) 3-pack of pots
$18.00
Sold Out
Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylis) 12-pack of plugs Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies-native-plant-plugs.jpg Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2845%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plugs-Wholesale-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies (8).jpg Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Attracting-Monarch-Butterflies  (15).jpg Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2817%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2831%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%283%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2873%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2844%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2878%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Monarch-Butterflies+%2828%29.JPG Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Attracting-Monarch-Butterflies  (1).jpg Liatris-ligulistylis-Meadow-Blazing-Star-Buy-Plants-for-Attracting-Monarch-Butterflies  (9).jpg
Meadow Blazing Star (Liatris ligulistylis) 12-pack of plugs
$25.00
Sold Out
Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 3-pack of pots Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1).jpg Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries (1) Silphium-laciniatum-Compass-Plant-Minnesota-Native-Plant-Nurseries-Picture-of-Roots.jpg
Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum) 3-pack of pots
$15.00
Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) 12-pack of plugs Monarda-fistulosa-Wild-Bergamot-Buy-Native-Pollinator-Plants (1) (Copy) Monarda-fistulosa-Wild-Bergamot-Buy-Native-Pollinator-Plants (4).jpg Monarda-fistulosa-Wild-Bergamot-Buy-Native-Pollinator-Plants (1) (Copy) Monarda-fistulosa-Wild-Bergamot-Buy-Native-Pollinator-Plants (1) (Copy)
Wild Bergamot/Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) 12-pack of plugs
$25.00
Sold Out

About Us
Shipping Information
Pickup Information
Contact us

Subscribe to our newsletter

Sign up to be notified when pre-orders start to be accepted each year and for any sales we might have.

Thank you!

© Blazing Star Gardens LLC