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Key characteristics

Family: Asteraceae
Height: 3 to 4 feet
Width: 2 to 3 feet
Flower color: Violet to purple
Foliage color: Green
Bloom time: Late summer to fall
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low
Growing zone: USDA zones 4 to 8
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and bees

Perennials

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta'

Violetta New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta' is a New England aster variety renowned for its striking violet-purple blooms, which appear in late summer to early fall. This cultivar features vibrant violet-purple flowers with a central cluster of yellow disc florets, creating a stunning contrast that attracts pollinators such as bees and butterflies. The plant's daisy-like blooms are borne on upright stems that are often covered with fine, lance-shaped green leaves.

Light

Full sun to partial shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late summer to fall

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Cottage Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Cut Flower Gardens

Companion plants

Lady's mantle · Hellebores · Hardy geraniums · Hostas · Ferns · Astilbes

Design tip

Fall bloom is its strength, and it earns a place near a path or seating area used late in the year. It takes sun or light shade, which makes it useful along the changing light of a bed edge or a partly shaded border.