{"product_id":"aromatic-aster-1-quart","title":"Aromatic Aster— 1 Quart","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight Requirements\u003cbr\u003e•    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) is the necessary requirement for this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoil Preference\u003cbr\u003e•    Must have well-drained soil.\u003cbr\u003e•    Highly adaptable to clay, loam (silt), and sand textures.\u003cbr\u003e•    Naturally grows over limestone and calcareous shale, adapting well to poor soils.\u003cbr\u003e•    Requires moist to occasionally dry drainage conditions; poorly drained clay can cause disease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildlife Benefit\u003cbr\u003e•    Pollinator Forage: The small purple flowers offer a long bloom season that feeds butterflies, native bees, honey bees, and other pollinators from late summer until the first frost.\u003cbr\u003e•    Specialized Native Bee Support: Generates essential pollen and nectar for specialized aster bees, including Andrena asteris, A. asteroides, A. hirticincta, A. nubecula, A. placata, A. simplex, and Colletes simulans.\u003cbr\u003e•    Nesting Habitat: Native bees utilize the dead, hollow stems to nest. Leaving dead stems standing at 12 to 24 inches helps support them.\u003cbr\u003e•    Avian \u0026amp; Mammalian Food: An Audubon-recognized native choice whose seeds and herbage support songbirds, moths, and small mammals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuman Uses\u003cbr\u003e•    Landscape \u0026amp; Walkway Borders: Due to its compact, 3-foot mounding habit, it is perfectly suited for mass plantings along walkways, fronts of borders, and meadows.\u003cbr\u003e•    Chrysanthemum Substitute: Serves as an excellent native, perennial alternative to traditional fall potted mums.\u003cbr\u003e•    Sensory Spaces: Crushed leaves and rigid stems release a distinct balsam-like fragrance, providing strong sensory interest.\u003cbr\u003e•    Cut Gardens: Features long-lasting blooms that work exceptionally well for fresh cut flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResistance to Challenges\u003cbr\u003e•    Foraging Mammals: Highly resistant to browsing damage from deer and rabbits.\u003cbr\u003e•    Environmental Tolerance: Exceptionally drought-tolerant and uniquely suited to withstand harsh coastal conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thistlebird Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49192738226419,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/9635\/0963\/files\/AromaticAster-1.jpg?v=1786363092","url":"https:\/\/thistlebirdfarm.com\/products\/aromatic-aster-1-quart","provider":"Thistlebird Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}