# Fall Garden Aster Varieties Guide

> Discover top 10 fall aster flowers for your garden.
- Title: Fall Garden Aster Varieties Guide · Birds and Blooms
- Summary: Discover top 10 fall aster flowers for your garden. New England aster, blue wood aster, and other native asters bloom in fall, support pollinators, and are…
- Keywords: new england aster, blue wood aster, calico aster, heath aster, italian aster, new york aster, smooth aster, tatarian aster, white wood aster, fall garden, native plants, pollinators
- Source: Birds and Blooms — https://birdsandblooms.com/gardening/top-10-lists-for-gardeners/fall-aster-flower-varieties
- Author: Peggy Riccio
- Published: 2026-09-30T11:22:21+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: new england aster, blue wood aster, calico aster, heath aster, italian aster, new york aster, smooth aster, tatarian aster, white wood aster, fall garden, native plants, pollinators
## Fall Garden Asters
Fall gardens feature hardy perennial shrubs with daisy-like purple, white, or pink flowers that support local ecosystems.
## New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae blooms purple to blue to pink flowers, 2 to 4 feet tall, in full to part sun.
## Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium has heart-shaped leaves and blue-violet flowers, growing 3 to 5 feet tall in shade.
## Calico Aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum has white petals with red centers, blooming less than an inch wide in full sun to partial shade.
## Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides grows 2 to 3 feet tall with white flowers that cover the bush, thriving in full sun.
## Italian Aster
Aster amellus, 2 feet tall, blooms large 2-inch wide violet blue or pink flowers in full sun.
## New York Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii grows 3 to 4 feet tall with purple to blue flowers, ideal for borders in sun and shade.
## Smooth Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve has hairless blue-gray foliage, 3 to 4 feet tall, blooming small lavender blue flowers.
## Tatarian Aster
Aster tataricus reaches 6 feet tall with lavender/blue flowers, ideal for back-of-the-border displays.
## White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata, 1 to 3 feet tall, spreads by rhizomes to control erosion in shady areas.
## Key takeaway

New England aster, blue wood aster, and other native asters bloom in fall, support pollinators, and are deer resistant.