Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster'

Botanical Name
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster'
Common Name
Aromatic Aster
Family
Asteraceae
Garden(s):

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster' was introduced by Nancy Goodwin, who received it from Ruth Knopf, the head gardener at Boone Hall Plantation in South Carolina. Ruth Knopf received the plant from her maid, Fanny, who had received it from her grandmother.

Gardens
Caroline's Garden

Research

USDA Zone
4-9
Leaves
Deciduous
Stems
Herbaceous
Hardiness
Hardy
Longevity
Perennial
Genus
Symphyotrichum
Specific Epithet
oblongifolium
Cultivar Name
Fanny's Aster
Interspecific Hybrid Flag
No
Reference:
NurCar MOBOT MtCuba

Gallery Item

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster' flower
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster' flower buds
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster' foliage
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny's Aster' flowering habit

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1931 Brookgreen Drive
Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Off US Highway 17 Bypass, between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island on South Carolina's Hammock Coast
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