Yes, it's compact. About 1 - 1.5 feet tall and maybe a foot wide. It's a good plant for this time of year. It's not a star, and it needs more water than you might think (at least here in a dry climate) but it's well-behaved and a reliable bloomer for fall.

Oh, you might look under Wood's Pink, its sibling plant - perhaps you'd find info on that one?

I have Woods Blue and Woods Pink, but I didn't know there was a purple unless Blue is the same as Purple. (Once again, the blue really isnâÂÂt a blue, but you know how that goes.) Yes, the 2 I have do stay short for me - under 12 inches and they are my favorite fall asters (other than Purple Dome). As the season progresses, the foliage becomes very finely cut and is simply covered with flowers. Only 1 of mine is starting to bloom, so they can be a bit late.

Yes, I agree WATER THEM in dry weather or the flowers will shrivel quickly as a few of mine are doing already. You will also have to divide this one yearly unless of course you want a huge clump of them. They multiply very quickly. A 4 inch division in spring will turn into a 12 inch blooming clump by fall.

Kevin

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Thanks Kevin and Karin for your helpful replies.

Kevin, your pictured aster is quite full, almost sprawling.

One other thing:

Both my Blue and Pink are just a couple of feet apart growing in the exact same conditions, but the Pink has been much more vigorous than the Blue. I divide the Pink annually, but the Blue only occasionally. Weird.

Kevin

Glad I saw this thread. I bought a small pot of Wood's Blue last spring and it is blooming now. I think it's charming with all the tiny, finely cut foliage and now the purple flowers. I had had Purple Dome in that spot but it had gotten huge and took over an entire area. It also lost lots of bottom leaves during the summer and looked pretty ratty by bloom time.

Linda

UPDATE:

Here is our "Woods Purple" a year later (its first full season in the garden).

The bloom color is incredible but the large splay in the middle is for sure distracting :(.

(And it isn't as if it is tall either so I am not sure why it is like it is)

My Woods Pink died out and my blue is much more vigorous and requires frequent division or it spreads very rapidly. just the opposite of Kevin's experience.