Upright native aster with late blooming, small light yellow flowers age to reddish-purple.
Pollinator magnet, adatable to various soil and light conditions.
Blooming Time: August – September/OctoberSize: around 3′ high x 1-1.5′ wideUSDA Zones: 3 to 9Culture: sun, half sun, half shade, to light shade, average soil, loam, clay soil, rocky soilMoisture Needs: medium, medium-dry, tolerates droughtsOrigin: native wildflower to the whole eastern part of USA, see the BONAP map. Grows in high quality and also disturbed areas. Savannas, sandy savannas, woodland edges, upland areas, mesic meadows, rocky glades, thickets, abandoned fields, roadsides and railroadsDeer/Rabbit Resistant: no/no
Black walnut tolerance: yesAttracts Butterflies or Pollinators: native bees (long-tongued, short-tongued bees), bee flies, wasps, butterflies, and skippers. Host plant for caterpillars of Pearl Crescent Butterfly and caterpillars of several moths, also leaf beetles, lace bugs, plant bugs, stink bugs, aphids, leafhoppers, larvae of leaf-mining flies, larvae of fruit flies, and grasshoppers. Attracts Hummingbirds: no, but seeds attract small birds and leaves can feed Wild Turkey and Ruffed Grouse Pot Size: square 3.5″ x 4″ perennial pot
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Plant combinations: cottage gardens, sunny borders, prairies, medium moist meadows, butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, woodland edges. Goes well with many native perennials like Asclepias, Baptisia, Echinacea, Helenium, Rudbeckia (fulgida, maxima, subtomentosa), Monarda (fistulosa, didyma, x hybrida), Liatris, Silphium or grasses like Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, and Sorghastrum. Other good companions would be Calamintha, Nepeta, Origanum, Stachys and many others.
