{"product_id":"aster-x-raydons-favorite-aromatic-aster","title":"Aster oblongifolius 'Raydon's Favorite'  - Raydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaydon's Favorite Aromatic Aster is a small mounding \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Native Garden\" href=\"\/collections\/north-american-native-selection\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003enative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Perennial\" href=\"\/collections\/perennial\"\u003eperennial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e known for the minty scent of its foliage. \u003cspan\u003e I\u003c\/span\u003et sports a hairy stem with rough, hairy lance-like green leaves and flowers with the signature purple with orange-yellow centers that only \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Fall\" href=\"\/collections\/fall-flower\"\u003eblooms in fall\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e  The flowers are \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Attracts Butterflies\" href=\"\/collections\/attracts-butterflies\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eattractive to butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan title=\"Pollenizer\" href=\"\/collections\/pollenizer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.  Grows best in \u003cspan title=\"Full Sun\" href=\"\/collections\/full-sun\"\u003efull sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand dry to medium well-drained soils.  Raydon's Favorite tolerates light shade and is fairly drought tolerant, but excessive dry conditions will reduce bloom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 534px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 534px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eType: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Perennial\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\/collections\/perennial\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerennial\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrigins:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEast and Central N. America, SE Native\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2’ - 3’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpread: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e2’ - 3’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpacing: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSDA Hardiness Zone: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 - 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCulture: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 32px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Full Sun\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\/collections\/full-sun\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Partial Sun\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\/collections\/part-sun\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Sun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 25.4px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 25.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 25.4px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 25.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloom Color: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 25.4px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 25.4px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePurple\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 25px;\" data-mce-style=\"height: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 25px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 279.6px; height: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeason of Interest: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 25px;\" data-mce-style=\"width: 239.4px; height: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan title=\"Fall Bloom Collection\" style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"\/collections\/fall-flower\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAINTENANCE NEEDS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e  Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to powdery mildew if soils poorly-drained. Can cut stalks after flowering to prevent self-seeding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #444444;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLANDSCAPE USES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAccents or Group Plantings, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Borders\" href=\"\/collections\/border\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eBorders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Woodland Gardens\" href=\"\/collections\/shade-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWoodland Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Wildlife Gardens\" href=\"\/collections\/wildlife-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eWildlife Gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Naturalized Areas\" href=\"\/collections\/sustainable-garden\" data-mce-style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eNaturalized Areas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and Containers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMPANION PLANTS: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/collections\/under-100\/products\/stokesia-laevis-colorwheel-pp12718-stokes-aster?_pos=5\u0026amp;_sid=aaf8c0ecc\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=22454332883062\"\u003eStoke's Aster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/collections\/zone-9\/products\/panicum-virgatum-rotstraulbush-red-switch-grass?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=6c0e44773\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=21306884423798\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSwitch Grass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"\/collections\/zone-9\/products\/amsonia-hubrichtii?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=239dcee44\u0026amp;_ss=r\u0026amp;variant=22589334913142\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBluestar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIMAGES: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePhotos by \u003cspan data-track=\"attributionNameClick\" title=\"Go to cultivar413's photostream\" class=\"owner-name truncate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/\"\u003ecultivar413\u003c\/span\u003e, (1) \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/22685854312\"\u003e151029 127 Central Park - Conservatory Garden, South Garden, Symphyrotrichon oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' Aromatic Aster,\u003c\/span\u003e (2) \u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/131880272@N06\/22078246223\"\u003e151029 125 Central Park - Conservatory Garden, South Garden, Artemisia 'Powis Castle', Symphyrotrichon oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite' Aromatic Aster,\u003c\/span\u003e (3) \u003cspan\u003ePhoto by David J. Stang, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Aster_oblongifolius_Raydons_Favorite_1zz.jpg\"\u003eAster oblongifolius Raydons Favorite 1zz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/span\u003e, (4) \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePhoto by David J. Stang, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Symphyotrichum_oblongifolium_Raydons_Favorite_0zz.jpg\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Symphyotrichum_oblongifolium_Raydons_Favorite_0zz.jpg\"\u003eSymphyotrichum oblongifolium Raydons Favorite 0zz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\" rel=\"license\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/legalcode\"\u003eCC BY-SA 4.0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prides Corner","offers":[{"title":"2 GALLON","offer_id":45062506512566,"sku":"1010734","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/2584\/9782\/files\/KJzI__-c_0c41qZqhyBzF_7COxIXSDcHSoEaWgdaqa0.jpg?v=1776316591","url":"https:\/\/sunnyvalleyfarms.com\/products\/aster-x-raydons-favorite-aromatic-aster","provider":"Sunny Valley Farms","version":"1.0","type":"link"}